Bennington County, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,2692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lamoille County, VT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bennington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bennington County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −30.4% |
| 1896 | −63.3% |
| 1900 | −50.2% |
| 1904 | −51.4% |
| 1908 | −51.2% |
| 1912 | −10.0% |
| 1916 | −23.5% |
| 1920 | −43.8% |
| 1924 | −52.9% |
| 1928 | −27.2% |
| 1932 | −13.7% |
| 1936 | −13.7% |
| 1940 | −15.1% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −26.7% |
| 1952 | −46.9% |
| 1956 | −51.2% |
| 1960 | −22.4% |
| 1964 | +30.8% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −22.0% |
| 1976 | −10.2% |
| 1980 | −5.3% |
| 1984 | −19.6% |
| 1988 | −7.7% |
| 1992 | +12.5% |
| 1996 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | +18.1% |
| 2008 | +33.4% |
| 2012 | +33.1% |
| 2016 | +20.8% |
| 2020 | +27.3% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,005 | 7,830 | 20,726 | ||
| D | 12,705 | 7,114 | 20,462 | ||
| D | 9,539 | 5,925 | 17,381 | ||
| D | 11,514 | 5,687 | 17,593 | ||
| D | 12,524 | 6,133 | 19,129 | ||
| D | 11,069 | 7,616 | 19,065 | ||
| D | 9,021 | 7,284 | 17,677 | ||
| D | 8,139 | 5,229 | 16,152 | ||
| D | 8,178 | 5,895 | 18,216 | ||
| R | 7,174 | 8,387 | 15,725 | ||
| R | 6,039 | 9,035 | 15,284 | ||
| R | 5,361 | 6,091 | 13,721 | ||
| R | 5,443 | 6,712 | 12,387 | ||
| R | 4,804 | 7,542 | 12,453 | ||
| R | 4,966 | 5,967 | 11,416 | ||
| D | 7,359 | 3,895 | 11,254 | ||
| R | 4,502 | 7,099 | 11,602 | ||
| R | 2,719 | 8,434 | 11,157 | ||
| R | 3,018 | 8,385 | 11,437 | ||
| R | 3,340 | 5,840 | 9,374 | ||
| R | 3,709 | 5,252 | 8,961 | ||
| R | 4,308 | 5,845 | 10,180 | ||
| R | 4,166 | 5,515 | 9,834 | ||
| R | 3,964 | 5,250 | 9,416 | ||
| R | 3,498 | 6,114 | 9,630 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 5,341 | 7,325 | ||
| R | 1,615 | 4,172 | 5,841 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 2,602 | 4,308 | ||
| O | 1,057 | 1,464 | 4,055 | ||
| R | 748 | 2,453 | 3,330 | ||
| R | 745 | 2,419 | 3,256 | ||
| R | 871 | 2,666 | 3,575 | ||
| R | 656 | 3,086 | 3,839 | ||
| R | 1,155 | 2,196 | 3,420 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.3%
Irish
18.6%
German
13.0%
Italian
10.2%
American
8.0%
French
7.6%
Scottish
3.9%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,325
Bennington County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bennington County$73,325
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Bennington County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite its small-town and agricultural character, Bennington County has delivered consistent Democratic presidential margins above 20 points, reflecting a broader leftward shift across Vermont's once-competitive southern counties.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-three points in 2008; the Republican margin reached sixty-three points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,325, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lamoille County and Windsor County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bennington County, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bennington County, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,726 votes cast, 12,005 went Democratic and 7,830 went Republican.
What is Bennington County, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Bennington County, Vermont in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bennington County, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bennington County, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bennington County, Vermont?
Bennington County, Vermont has a population of 37,269 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bennington County, Vermont?
Median household income in Bennington County, Vermont is $73,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Bennington County, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bennington County, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.