Grand Isle County, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,4502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $97,3962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Thurston County, WA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grand Isle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grand Isle County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −31.9% |
| 1896 | −43.4% |
| 1900 | −40.6% |
| 1904 | −50.2% |
| 1908 | −31.1% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | +3.2% |
| 1920 | −44.3% |
| 1924 | −39.2% |
| 1928 | −1.8% |
| 1932 | +11.0% |
| 1936 | +8.9% |
| 1940 | +16.4% |
| 1944 | +9.1% |
| 1948 | +6.3% |
| 1952 | −18.8% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | +32.6% |
| 1968 | −1.5% |
| 1972 | −25.6% |
| 1976 | −7.2% |
| 1980 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | +12.8% |
| 1996 | +19.6% |
| 2000 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | +28.2% |
| 2012 | +26.0% |
| 2016 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | +22.6% |
| 2024 | +20.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,940 | 1,893 | 5,001 | ||
| D | 2,905 | 1,810 | 4,851 | ||
| D | 2,094 | 1,487 | 4,109 | ||
| D | 2,531 | 1,471 | 4,075 | ||
| D | 2,694 | 1,490 | 4,269 | ||
| D | 2,246 | 1,754 | 4,077 | ||
| D | 1,835 | 1,550 | 3,638 | ||
| D | 1,555 | 958 | 3,041 | ||
| D | 1,444 | 1,012 | 3,379 | ||
| D | 1,369 | 1,316 | 2,728 | ||
| R | 980 | 1,537 | 2,550 | ||
| D | 999 | 947 | 2,240 | ||
| R | 866 | 1,004 | 1,909 | ||
| R | 743 | 1,259 | 2,018 | ||
| R | 730 | 754 | 1,559 | ||
| D | 996 | 506 | 1,503 | ||
| D | 819 | 798 | 1,617 | ||
| R | 604 | 978 | 1,582 | ||
| R | 665 | 976 | 1,650 | ||
| D | 822 | 724 | 1,563 | ||
| D | 801 | 667 | 1,468 | ||
| D | 998 | 716 | 1,719 | ||
| D | 852 | 712 | 1,568 | ||
| D | 811 | 649 | 1,477 | ||
| R | 801 | 830 | 1,642 | ||
| R | 343 | 861 | 1,320 | ||
| R | 354 | 928 | 1,296 | ||
| D | 434 | 407 | 845 | ||
| O | 210 | 193 | 622 | ||
| R | 188 | 364 | 566 | ||
| R | 109 | 343 | 466 | ||
| R | 146 | 356 | 517 | ||
| R | 158 | 426 | 617 | ||
| R | 177 | 349 | 539 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.5%
Irish
16.3%
French
12.8%
American
9.2%
German
8.5%
Italian
5.9%
Scottish
4.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 48.9 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
$97,396
Grand Isle County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Grand Isle County$97,396
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Grand Isle County ranks in the top 5% 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.8%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grand Isle's chain of lake islands gives it a distinct geography among Vermont's 14 counties, and its roughly 6,900 residents backed the Democratic presidential nominee by about 21 points in 2024, broadly in line with statewide trends.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $97,396, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thurston County and Addison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grand Isle County, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Isle County, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.9 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,001 votes cast, 2,940 went Democratic and 1,893 went Republican.
What is Grand Isle County, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Isle 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 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grand Isle County, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Isle County, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Grand Isle County, Vermont?
Grand Isle County, Vermont has a population of 7,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Isle County, Vermont?
Median household income in Grand Isle County, Vermont is $97,396 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Grand Isle County, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Isle County, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.