state house districtVermont Bennington-1 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+18.1
2008D+33.4
2012D+33.1
2016D+20.8
2020D+27.3
2024D+22.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 100%+ of 3,648 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
3,302
2,062
184
5,548
3,648
100%+
2020
3,404
1,906
172
5,482
3,473†
100%+
2016
2,556
1,587
514
4,657
3,529†
100%+
2012
3,085
1,524
105
4,713
3,534†
100%+
2008
3,355
1,643
126
5,125
3,454†
100%+
2004
2,966
2,040
102
5,108
3,375†
100%+
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003. Election totals and ACS CVAP use different vintages; the resulting turnout can exceed 100%.
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D+60R+60
18922024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupVT HD 1VermontUnited States
English20.1%19.1%9.5%
Irish19.4%16.8%9.4%
German13.6%10.7%12.5%
Italian10.6%7.4%4.8%
American8.3%7.0%5.3%
French7.9%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian4.2%6.2%—
Scottish4.1%3.0%1.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.3%0.6%11.3%
Colombian0.2%—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
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Median age
51.3
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.3%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$65,724
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.9%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.8%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
1.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Catholic
—
20.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
7.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
62.4%
51.5%
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.
Vermont Bennington-1 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.5%
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
−51.3%
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
+22.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 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. † 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
59.5%Harris3,302
37.2%Trump2,062
3.3%
D+22.4
R+5.0
D+23.8
5,548
D
62.1%Biden3,404
34.8%Trump1,906
3.1%
D+27.3
D+6.5
D+22.9
5,482
D
54.9%Clinton2,556
34.1%Trump1,587
11.0%
D+20.8
R+12.3
D+18.7
4,657
D
65.5%Obama3,085
32.3%Romney1,524
2.2%
D+33.1
R+0.3
D+29.3
4,713
D
65.5%Obama3,355
32.1%McCain1,643
2.5%
D+33.4
D+15.3
D+26.1
5,125
D
58.1%Kerry2,966
39.9%Bush2,040
2.0%
D+18.1
D+8.3
D+20.6
5,108
D
51.0%Gore2,417
41.2%Bush1,951
7.8%
D+9.8
R+8.2
D+9.3
4,736
D
50.4%Clinton2,181
32.4%Dole1,401
17.2%
D+18.0
D+5.5
D+9.5
4,327
D
44.9%Clinton2,191
32.4%Bush1,579
22.7%
D+12.5
D+20.3
D+7.0
4,880
R
45.6%Dukakis1,922
53.3%Bush2,247
1.0%
R+7.7
D+11.9
±0.0
4,213
R
39.5%Mondale1,618
59.1%Reagan2,421
1.4%
R+19.6
R+14.3
R+1.4
4,095
R
39.1%Carter1,436
44.4%Reagan1,632
16.5%
R+5.3
D+4.9
D+4.4
3,676
R
43.9%Carter1,458
54.2%Ford1,798
1.9%
R+10.2
D+11.8
R+12.3
3,319
R
38.6%McGovern1,287
60.6%Nixon2,021
0.8%
R+22.0
R+13.2
D+1.2
3,336
R
43.5%Humphrey1,330
52.3%Nixon1,599
4.2%
R+8.8
R+39.6
R+8.1
3,058
D
65.4%Johnson1,972
34.6%Goldwater1,044
0.0%
D+30.8
D+53.2
D+8.2
3,015
R
38.8%Kennedy1,206
61.2%Nixon1,902
0.0%
R+22.4
D+28.9
R+22.6
3,108
R
24.4%Stevenson728
75.6%Eisenhower2,260
0.0%
R+51.3
R+4.4
R+35.9
2,989
R
26.4%Stevenson809
73.3%Eisenhower2,246
0.3%
R+46.9
R+20.2
R+36.1
3,064
R
35.6%Truman895
62.3%Dewey1,565
2.0%
R+26.7
R+9.5
R+31.2
2,511
R
41.4%Roosevelt994
58.6%Dewey1,407
0.0%
R+17.2
R+2.1
R+24.7
2,401
R
42.3%Roosevelt1,154
57.4%Willkie1,566
0.3%
R+15.1
R+1.4
R+25.1
2,727
R
42.4%Roosevelt1,116
56.1%Landon1,478
1.6%
R+13.7
R+0.1
R+38.0
2,635
R
42.1%Roosevelt1,062
55.8%Hoover1,407
2.1%
R+13.7
D+13.5
R+31.5
2,523
R
36.3%Smith937
63.5%Hoover1,638
0.2%
R+27.2
D+25.7
R+9.7
2,580
R
20.0%Davis393
72.9%Coolidge1,431
7.0%
R+52.9
R+9.1
R+27.7
1,962
R
27.7%Cox433
71.4%Harding1,118
0.9%
R+43.8
R+20.3
R+17.6
1,565
R
36.9%Wilson426
60.4%Hughes697
2.7%
R+23.5
R+13.4
R+26.6
1,154
O
26.1%Wilson283
36.1%Taft392
37.8%
Roosevelt +1.7
D+41.2
R+29.6
1,086
R
22.4%Bryan200
73.7%Taft657
3.9%
R+51.2
D+0.1
R+41.7
892
R
22.9%Parker200
74.3%Roosevelt648
2.8%
R+51.4
R+1.2
R+31.7
872
R
24.3%Bryan233
74.5%McKinley714
1.1%
R+50.2
D+13.1
R+42.7
958
R
17.1%Bryan176
80.4%McKinley827
2.5%
R+63.3
R+32.8
R+57.2
1,029
R
33.7%Cleveland309
64.2%Harrison588
2.1%
R+30.5
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R+32.1
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current representation
Current officeholders
DJonathan CooperState House · Bennington-1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With roughly 4,400 residents concentrated in Bennington County's southwestern corner, this single-member district voted about 8 points Republican in 2024 — an unusual margin in a state that tilted heavily Democratic at the presidential level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 63.3 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.
A population of 4,413, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,724 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennington-5 State House District and Bennington-4 State House District.
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How did Vermont Bennington-1 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington-1 State House District voted Democratic by 22.4 points (D+22.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,548 votes cast, 3,302 went Democratic and 2,062 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington-1 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-1 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?
Vermont Bennington-1 State House District has a population of 4,413 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District is $65,724 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
