combined metro areaBurlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+24.6
2008D+40.4
2012D+38.4
2016D+34.3
2020D+44.7
2024D+41.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 71.4% of 230,406 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
113,403
44,647
6,392
164,442
230,406
71.4%
2020
116,668
43,029
5,206
164,903
219,424
75.2%
2016
84,853
36,833
18,336
140,022
214,140
65.4%
2012
88,565
38,540
3,245
130,350
209,523
62.2%
2008
97,808
40,709
2,852
141,369
202,725
69.7%
2004
81,390
48,573
3,178
133,141
195,927†
68.0%
† 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
4 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-Barre, VTVermontUnited States
English18.1%19.1%9.5%
Irish17.5%16.8%9.4%
German11.5%10.7%12.5%
French9.5%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian7.8%6.2%—
Italian7.6%7.4%4.8%
American6.5%7.0%5.3%
Polish2.2%—2.2%
Asian Indian0.5%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese0.5%0.2%—
Chinese0.4%0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Spaniard0.3%0.2%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%0.2%—
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
African American†0.9%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-Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Median age
39.6
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
12.1%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$91,283
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.0%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
1.3%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.5%
1.2%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
0.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Catholic
29.4%
20.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.1%
7.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.4%
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-Barre, VT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−26.4%
1896
−50.3%
1900
−37.0%
1904
−46.6%
1908
−38.3%
1912
−6.9%
1916
−15.9%
1920
−40.2%
1924
−50.5%
1928
−11.5%
1932
+1.4%
1936
+8.9%
1940
+9.9%
1944
+8.5%
1948
−4.3%
1952
−25.3%
1956
−24.3%
1960
+3.5%
1964
+40.3%
1968
+1.6%
1972
−22.2%
1976
−9.1%
1980
+0.5%
1984
−11.6%
1988
+1.4%
1992
+19.1%
1996
+26.2%
2000
+14.7%
2004
+24.6%
2008
+40.4%
2012
+38.4%
2016
+34.3%
2020
+44.7%
2024
+41.8%
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
69.0%Harris113,403
27.2%Trump44,647
1.4%Kennedy2,319 +6
D+41.8
R+2.8
D+43.3
164,442
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic69.0%113,403
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.2%44,647
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.4%2,319
OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,359
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.6%935
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%839
Cornel WestIndependent0.5%741
SpoiledIndependent0.1%101
Rachele FruitIndependent0.1%98
D
70.7%Biden116,668
26.1%Trump43,029
3.2%
D+44.7
D+10.4
D+40.2
164,903
D
60.6%Clinton84,853
26.3%Trump36,833
13.1%
D+34.3
R+4.1
D+32.2
140,022
D
67.9%Obama88,565
29.6%Romney38,540
2.5%
D+38.4
R+2.0
D+34.5
130,350
D
69.2%Obama97,808
28.8%McCain40,709
2.0%
D+40.4
D+15.7
D+33.1
141,369
D
61.1%Kerry81,390
36.5%Bush48,573
2.4%
D+24.6
D+10.0
D+27.1
133,141
D
52.8%Gore65,786
38.1%Bush47,498
9.1%
D+14.7
R+11.5
D+14.2
124,598
D
55.9%Clinton60,911
29.7%Dole32,345
14.4%
D+26.2
D+7.1
D+17.7
108,991
D
47.9%Clinton58,214
28.8%Bush35,013
23.3%
D+19.1
D+17.7
D+13.5
121,589
D
50.0%Dukakis50,616
48.7%Bush49,242
1.3%
D+1.4
D+13.0
D+9.1
101,202
R
43.5%Mondale42,728
55.2%Reagan54,143
1.3%
R+11.6
R+12.2
D+6.6
98,115
D
41.3%Carter35,439
40.8%Reagan34,969
17.9%
D+0.5
D+9.7
D+10.3
85,779
R
44.0%Carter33,232
53.1%Ford40,126
2.8%
R+9.1
D+13.1
R+11.2
75,510
R
38.4%McGovern28,400
60.6%Nixon44,852
1.0%
R+22.2
R+23.9
D+0.9
73,955
D
49.0%Humphrey31,003
47.3%Nixon29,980
3.7%
D+1.6
R+38.7
D+2.3
63,329
D
70.1%Johnson43,638
29.8%Goldwater18,567
0.0%
D+40.3
D+36.8
D+17.7
62,219
D
51.7%Kennedy31,922
48.3%Nixon29,772
0.0%
D+3.5
D+27.8
D+3.3
61,698
R
37.8%Stevenson20,438
62.1%Eisenhower33,562
0.0%
R+24.3
D+1.0
R+8.9
54,005
R
37.1%Stevenson19,889
62.4%Eisenhower33,437
0.4%
R+25.3
R+21.0
R+14.5
53,556
R
47.0%Truman20,019
51.3%Dewey21,850
1.8%
R+4.3
R+12.8
R+8.8
42,629
D
54.2%Roosevelt23,374
45.8%Dewey19,716
0.0%
D+8.5
R+1.4
D+1.0
43,091
D
54.7%Roosevelt27,233
44.9%Willkie22,326
0.4%
D+9.9
D+1.0
R+0.1
49,743
D
54.3%Roosevelt26,704
45.4%Landon22,327
0.3%
D+8.9
D+7.5
R+15.4
49,193
D
50.0%Roosevelt21,871
48.6%Hoover21,249
1.4%
D+1.4
D+13.0
R+16.4
43,738
R
44.1%Smith19,738
55.6%Hoover24,908
0.3%
R+11.5
D+39.0
D+5.9
44,778
R
20.6%Davis6,365
71.1%Coolidge21,988
8.3%
R+50.5
R+10.4
R+25.3
30,927
R
29.4%Cox8,213
69.6%Harding19,430
1.0%
R+40.2
R+24.2
R+14.0
27,930
R
40.5%Wilson8,045
56.5%Hughes11,205
3.0%
R+15.9
R+9.0
R+19.1
19,844
R
30.5%Wilson5,536
37.4%Taft6,791
32.1%
R+6.9
D+31.4
R+26.5
18,157
R
29.4%Bryan4,496
67.6%Taft10,353
3.0%
R+38.3
D+8.4
R+28.7
15,304
R
25.0%Parker3,669
71.6%Roosevelt10,520
3.4%
R+46.6
R+9.7
R+27.0
14,690
R
30.7%Bryan4,906
67.7%McKinley10,820
1.7%
R+37.0
D+13.4
R+29.4
15,991
R
23.1%Bryan4,120
73.5%McKinley13,089
3.4%
R+50.3
R+23.9
R+44.3
17,815
R
35.6%Cleveland5,422
62.0%Harrison9,441
2.3%
R+26.4
—
R+28.1
15,218
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
68.1%110,114
28.0%45,298
161,750
2022
D
72.7%93,221
24.2%31,013
128,238
2018
D
70.6%87,863
24.9%30,969
124,510
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
Year
Total registered
2016
206,488
2018
222,120
2020
210,752
2022
223,115
2024
214,780
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−864 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,108 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+100
2012
−495
2013
−285
2014
−389
2015
−1,049
2016
−1,095
2017
−507
2018
+95
2019
+5
2021
+1,272
2022
+31
2023
−433
2024
−494
2025
−864
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.8 points.
A population of 287,863, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,283 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI and Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME.
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How did Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 41.8 points (D+41.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 164,442 votes cast, 113,403 went Democratic and 44,647 went Republican.
When did Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont?
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont has a population of 287,863 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-Barre, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont is $91,283 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, Vermont from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
