Orleans County, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+76 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,6062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,1032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winona County, MN · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Orleans CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Orleans 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 | −55.9% |
| 1896 | −75.1% |
| 1900 | −71.6% |
| 1904 | −76.1% |
| 1908 | −72.4% |
| 1912 | −20.9% |
| 1916 | −44.4% |
| 1920 | −70.7% |
| 1924 | −74.6% |
| 1928 | −61.5% |
| 1932 | −33.7% |
| 1936 | −30.8% |
| 1940 | −15.2% |
| 1944 | −17.7% |
| 1948 | −26.2% |
| 1952 | −48.7% |
| 1956 | −44.5% |
| 1960 | −20.0% |
| 1964 | +23.9% |
| 1968 | −18.2% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | −6.6% |
| 1980 | −8.7% |
| 1984 | −28.5% |
| 1988 | −10.7% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | −2.7% |
| 2004 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | +27.5% |
| 2012 | +24.0% |
| 2016 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | −0.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,757 | 6,823 | 14,222 | ||
| D | 7,147 | 6,512 | 14,096 | ||
| D | 5,185 | 5,159 | 12,046 | ||
| D | 7,117 | 4,306 | 11,692 | ||
| D | 7,998 | 4,482 | 12,771 | ||
| D | 6,330 | 5,666 | 12,242 | ||
| R | 5,472 | 5,799 | 12,132 | ||
| D | 5,137 | 3,114 | 9,986 | ||
| D | 4,721 | 3,572 | 11,513 | ||
| R | 4,224 | 5,257 | 9,611 | ||
| R | 3,294 | 5,966 | 9,391 | ||
| R | 3,671 | 4,473 | 9,187 | ||
| R | 3,561 | 4,075 | 7,791 | ||
| R | 2,793 | 4,906 | 7,762 | ||
| R | 2,762 | 4,055 | 7,118 | ||
| D | 4,898 | 3,009 | 7,907 | ||
| R | 3,354 | 5,027 | 8,381 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 5,344 | 7,396 | ||
| R | 2,003 | 5,830 | 7,858 | ||
| R | 2,204 | 3,775 | 6,004 | ||
| R | 2,657 | 3,801 | 6,458 | ||
| R | 3,294 | 4,480 | 7,789 | ||
| R | 2,662 | 5,038 | 7,720 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 5,132 | 7,729 | ||
| R | 1,320 | 5,561 | 6,895 | ||
| R | 619 | 5,006 | 5,877 | ||
| R | 738 | 4,400 | 5,177 | ||
| R | 1,047 | 2,758 | 3,853 | ||
| O | 628 | 1,475 | 4,055 | ||
| R | 384 | 2,535 | 2,972 | ||
| R | 328 | 2,563 | 2,936 | ||
| R | 441 | 2,749 | 3,225 | ||
| R | 442 | 3,412 | 3,956 | ||
| R | 631 | 2,358 | 3,089 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
Irish
12.1%
American
8.1%
German
7.7%
French
7.7%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
3.9%
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: 45.7 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
$70,103
Orleans County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Orleans County$70,103
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Orleans 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
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 75.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Orleans County, anchored by the small city of Newport on Lake Memphremagog, has shifted from reliably Democratic territory to a near-even split, mirroring rural Vermont's broader realignment along education and economic lines.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 2008; the Republican margin reached seventy-six points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was zero points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,103, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winona County and Rutland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Orleans County, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Orleans County, Vermont voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,222 votes cast, 6,757 went Democratic and 6,823 went Republican.
What is Orleans County, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Orleans 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Orleans County, Vermont last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Orleans County, Vermont voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Orleans County, Vermont?
Orleans County, Vermont has a population of 27,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orleans County, Vermont?
Median household income in Orleans County, Vermont is $70,103 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Orleans County, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Orleans County, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.