Chittenden County, Vermont
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 97,330 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -007-Burlington007-Burlington | 23,736 | 3,047 | 1,089 | 27,872 | 85.2% | 10.9% | D+74.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -007-Colchester007-Colchester | 8,729 | 3,926 | 499 | 13,154 | 66.4% | 29.8% | D+36.5 |
| Precinct -007-Williston007-Williston | 6,855 | 2,254 | 358 | 9,467 | 72.4% | 23.8% | D+48.6 |
| Precinct -007-Milton007-Milton | 4,543 | 3,802 | 330 | 8,675 | 52.4% | 43.8% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct -007-Shelburne007-Shelburne | 6,096 | 1,254 | 289 | 7,639 | 79.8% | 16.4% | D+63.4 |
| Precinct -007-Jericho007-Jericho | 3,620 | 1,146 | 187 | 4,953 | 73.1% | 23.1% | D+49.9 |
| Precinct -007-Winooski007-Winooski | 3,870 | 783 | 191 | 4,844 | 79.9% | 16.2% | D+63.7 |
| Precinct -007-Hinesburg007-Hinesburg | 3,165 | 997 | 163 | 4,325 | 73.2% | 23.1% | D+50.1 |
| Precinct -007-Richmond007-Richmond | 3,003 | 764 | 150 | 3,917 | 76.7% | 19.5% | D+57.2 |
| Precinct -007-Charlotte007-Charlotte | 3,008 | 688 | 147 | 3,843 | 78.3% | 17.9% | D+60.4 |
| Precinct -007-Underhill007-Underhill | 2,158 | 757 | 117 | 3,032 | 71.2% | 25.0% | D+46.2 |
| Precinct -007-Westford007-Westford | 1,367 | 566 | 76 | 2,009 | 68.0% | 28.2% | D+39.9 |
| Precinct -007-Huntington007-Huntington | 1,326 | 450 | 72 | 1,848 | 71.8% | 24.4% | D+47.4 |
| Precinct -007-Bolton007-Bolton | 766 | 295 | 42 | 1,103 | 69.4% | 26.7% | D+42.7 |
| Precinct -007-St. George007-St. George | 414 | 210 | 25 | 649 | 63.8% | 32.4% | D+31.4 |
| Precinct -007-South Burlington007-South Burlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.8% |
| 1896 | −52.8% |
| 1900 | −35.9% |
| 1904 | −44.3% |
| 1908 | −38.7% |
| 1912 | −1.6% |
| 1916 | −15.2% |
| 1920 | −33.6% |
| 1924 | −47.4% |
| 1928 | +5.2% |
| 1932 | +11.5% |
| 1936 | +17.1% |
| 1940 | +16.5% |
| 1944 | +17.9% |
| 1948 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | −16.2% |
| 1956 | −14.8% |
| 1960 | +12.9% |
| 1964 | +41.4% |
| 1968 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | −17.4% |
| 1976 | −9.7% |
| 1980 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | −9.6% |
| 1988 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | +27.1% |
| 2000 | +18.1% |
| 2004 | +29.5% |
| 2008 | +44.8% |
| 2012 | +41.6% |
| 2016 | +43.4% |
| 2020 | +54.5% |
| 2024 | +53.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 115,653 |
| 2018 | 134,843 |
| 2020 | 115,572 |
| 2022 | 132,167 |
| 2024 | 113,251 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−755 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −4,303 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $73,658 in average income, against $107,678 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+25.6 on average — 28 points more Republican-leaning than Chittenden County, VT itself (D+53.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Franklin County, VT354D+3.0
- Washington County, VT275D+43.0
- Addison County, VT218D+35.6
- Middlesex County, MA160D+39.2
- Lamoille County, VT126D+35.6
- Grand Isle County, VT102D+20.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Franklin County, VT505
- Washington County, VT287
- Addison County, VT242
- Middlesex County, MA139
- Lamoille County, VT130
- Suffolk County, MA116
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −16 |
| 2012 | −51 |
| 2013 | +3 |
| 2014 | −261 |
| 2015 | −546 |
| 2016 | −692 |
| 2017 | −290 |
| 2018 | −45 |
| 2019 | −410 |
| 2021 | +376 |
| 2022 | −555 |
| 2023 | −775 |
| 2024 | −286 |
| 2025 | −755 |
Home to Burlington and the University of Vermont, Chittenden County concentrates roughly a quarter of Vermont's population in a college-anchored urban core that has posted the state's widest presidential margins for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.1 points.
A population of 169,758, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,759 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boulder County and Dane County.
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Chittenden County, Vermont. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/50007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.