† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBurlington-South Burlington, VTVermontUnited States
Irish17.5%16.8%9.4%
English17.0%19.1%9.5%
German11.7%10.7%12.5%
French9.5%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian7.7%6.2%—
Italian7.3%7.4%4.8%
American6.8%7.0%5.3%
Polish2.8%—2.2%
Asian Indian0.7%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese0.7%0.2%—
Chinese0.5%0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
Spanish0.2%0.2%—
African American†1.1%0.4%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Vermont
United States
Median age
38.5
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
13.1%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$93,347
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.8%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.5%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
1.3%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
1.2%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
0.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Vermont
United States
Catholic
30.4%
20.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.4%
7.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.1%
62.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
5.6%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−28.2%
1896
−50.4%
1900
−35.6%
1904
−45.6%
1908
−37.7%
1912
−1.8%
1916
−13.4%
1920
−34.7%
1924
−45.3%
1928
+1.0%
1932
+11.1%
1936
+14.2%
1940
+16.7%
1944
+16.8%
1948
+3.5%
1952
−16.3%
1956
−16.5%
1960
+12.4%
1964
+42.3%
1968
+5.7%
1972
−21.6%
1976
−8.6%
1980
+1.0%
1984
−12.2%
1988
+2.6%
1992
+20.8%
1996
+26.5%
2000
+15.2%
2004
+24.7%
2008
+40.2%
2012
+37.4%
2016
+34.3%
2020
+44.3%
2024
+41.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
68.9%Harris88,876
27.4%Trump35,320
1.3%Kennedy1,723 +6
D+41.5
R+2.8
D+43.0
129,073
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic68.9%88,876
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.4%35,320
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%1,723
OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,066
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.6%755
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%672
Cornel WestIndependent0.4%508
SpoiledIndependent0.1%83
Rachele FruitIndependent0.1%70
D
70.6%Biden91,477
26.3%Trump34,101
3.1%
D+44.3
D+9.9
D+39.8
129,596
D
60.8%Clinton66,259
26.5%Trump28,840
12.7%
D+34.3
R+3.0
D+32.3
108,936
D
67.5%Obama68,214
30.1%Romney30,447
2.4%
D+37.4
R+2.8
D+33.5
101,043
D
69.1%Obama75,484
28.9%McCain31,580
1.9%
D+40.2
D+15.5
D+32.9
109,169
D
61.2%Kerry62,213
36.5%Bush37,112
2.3%
D+24.7
D+9.4
D+27.1
101,693
D
53.2%Gore50,505
38.0%Bush36,050
8.7%
D+15.2
R+11.3
D+14.7
94,849
D
56.1%Clinton46,644
29.6%Dole24,595
14.3%
D+26.5
D+5.7
D+18.0
83,107
D
48.5%Clinton44,762
27.7%Bush25,589
23.7%
D+20.8
D+18.2
D+15.2
92,251
D
50.6%Dukakis37,926
48.0%Bush35,989
1.3%
D+2.6
D+14.7
D+10.3
74,908
R
43.3%Mondale31,565
55.4%Reagan40,437
1.3%
R+12.2
R+13.2
D+6.1
72,957
D
41.3%Carter25,880
40.3%Reagan25,255
18.4%
D+1.0
D+9.6
D+10.7
62,628
R
44.3%Carter24,468
52.9%Ford29,207
2.9%
R+8.6
D+13.0
R+10.6
55,251
R
38.7%McGovern20,804
60.3%Nixon32,431
1.0%
R+21.6
R+27.3
D+1.5
53,786
D
50.9%Humphrey23,177
45.3%Nixon20,593
3.8%
D+5.7
R+36.7
D+6.4
45,490
D
71.2%Johnson31,636
28.8%Goldwater12,817
0.0%
D+42.3
D+29.9
D+19.7
44,456
D
56.2%Kennedy24,806
43.8%Nixon19,314
0.0%
D+12.4
D+29.0
D+12.3
44,120
R
41.7%Stevenson15,918
58.3%Eisenhower22,211
0.0%
R+16.5
R+0.2
R+1.1
38,129
R
41.6%Stevenson15,429
57.9%Eisenhower21,458
0.4%
R+16.3
R+19.8
R+5.5
37,053
D
51.0%Truman15,180
47.5%Dewey14,130
1.5%
D+3.5
R+13.3
R+1.0
29,746
D
58.4%Roosevelt17,625
41.6%Dewey12,554
0.0%
D+16.8
D+0.1
D+9.3
30,180
D
58.2%Roosevelt19,506
41.4%Willkie13,900
0.4%
D+16.7
D+2.5
D+6.8
33,540
D
57.0%Roosevelt18,631
42.7%Landon13,976
0.3%
D+14.2
D+3.1
R+10.0
32,703
D
55.1%Roosevelt16,094
44.0%Hoover12,856
0.8%
D+11.1
D+10.1
R+6.7
29,198
D
50.4%Smith15,330
49.4%Hoover15,017
0.3%
D+1.0
D+46.3
D+18.5
30,425
R
23.9%Davis4,650
69.2%Coolidge13,463
6.9%
R+45.3
R+10.6
R+20.1
19,453
R
32.2%Cox6,260
66.9%Harding13,012
1.0%
R+34.7
R+21.2
R+8.5
19,459
R
42.6%Wilson5,313
56.1%Hughes6,989
1.3%
R+13.4
R+11.7
R+16.6
12,462
R
33.3%Wilson3,793
35.1%Taft3,994
31.6%
R+1.8
D+35.9
R+21.3
11,378
R
29.8%Bryan2,886
67.5%Taft6,530
2.6%
R+37.7
D+7.9
R+28.1
9,670
R
25.7%Parker2,422
71.4%Roosevelt6,713
2.9%
R+45.6
R+10.0
R+25.9
9,408
R
31.4%Bryan3,284
67.0%McKinley7,001
1.6%
R+35.6
D+14.8
R+28.0
10,451
R
23.3%Bryan2,724
73.7%McKinley8,613
3.0%
R+50.4
R+22.2
R+44.3
11,692
R
34.8%Cleveland3,482
63.0%Harrison6,307
2.3%
R+28.2
—
R+29.9
10,019
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
67.9%86,135
28.3%35,897
126,900
2022
D
72.5%72,545
24.6%24,642
100,124
2018
D
70.4%68,468
25.1%24,452
97,278
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Burlington-South Burlington, VT
Year
Total registered
2016
161,965
2018
175,926
2020
165,050
2022
175,862
2024
167,503
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−746 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,908 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Burlington-South Burlington, VT in Burlington-South Burlington, VT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+195
2012
−190
2013
−89
2014
−153
2015
−658
2016
−808
2017
−406
2018
+263
2019
−333
2021
+859
2022
−207
2023
−569
2024
−66
2025
−746
Home to the University of Vermont and a compact urban core on Lake Champlain, the Burlington metro consistently delivers the state's largest Democratic vote margins, anchoring Vermont's federal election outcomes despite the state's otherwise rural character.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 50.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.5 points.
A population of 227,846, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,347 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Amherst Town-Northampton, MA and Boulder, CO.
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How did Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 41.5 points (D+41.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 129,073 votes cast, 88,876 went Democratic and 35,320 went Republican.
When did Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont has a population of 227,846 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont is $93,347 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
