state house districtVermont Bennington-3 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+22.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 100%+ of 2,896 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
2,323
1,451
129
3,904
2,896
100%+
2020
2,395
1,341
121
3,857
2,757†
100%+
2016
1,798
1,117
361
3,276
2,801†
100%+
2012
2,170
1,072
74
3,316
2,805†
100%+
2008
2,361
1,156
89
3,606
2,742†
100%+
2004
2,086
1,436
72
3,594
2,679†
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 3VermontUnited States
English19.9%19.1%9.5%
Irish19.1%16.8%9.4%
German13.4%10.7%12.5%
Italian10.5%7.4%4.8%
American8.2%7.0%5.3%
French7.8%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian4.1%6.2%—
Scottish4.0%3.0%1.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
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 3
Vermont
United States
Median age
41.8
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 3
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$85,843
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.8%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 3
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 3
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-3 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.4%
1896
−63.3%
1900
−50.3%
1904
−51.5%
1908
−51.1%
1912
−10.1%
1916
−23.4%
1920
−43.8%
1924
−52.9%
1928
−27.2%
1932
−13.7%
1936
−13.8%
1940
−15.1%
1944
−17.2%
1948
−26.7%
1952
−46.9%
1956
−51.2%
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
+22.3%
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%Harris2,323
37.2%Trump1,451
3.3%
D+22.3
R+5.0
D+23.8
3,904
D
62.1%Biden2,395
34.8%Trump1,341
3.1%
D+27.3
D+6.5
D+22.9
3,857
D
54.9%Clinton1,798
34.1%Trump1,117
11.0%
D+20.8
R+12.3
D+18.7
3,276
D
65.4%Obama2,170
32.3%Romney1,072
2.2%
D+33.1
R+0.3
D+29.3
3,316
D
65.5%Obama2,361
32.1%McCain1,156
2.5%
D+33.4
D+15.3
D+26.1
3,606
D
58.0%Kerry2,086
40.0%Bush1,436
2.0%
D+18.1
D+8.3
D+20.5
3,594
D
51.0%Gore1,700
41.2%Bush1,373
7.8%
D+9.8
R+8.2
D+9.3
3,332
D
50.4%Clinton1,534
32.4%Dole986
17.2%
D+18.0
D+5.5
D+9.5
3,044
D
44.9%Clinton1,541
32.4%Bush1,111
22.8%
D+12.5
D+20.2
D+7.0
3,434
R
45.6%Dukakis1,352
53.3%Bush1,581
1.0%
R+7.7
D+11.9
±0.0
2,964
R
39.5%Mondale1,138
59.1%Reagan1,703
1.4%
R+19.6
R+14.3
R+1.4
2,881
R
39.1%Carter1,010
44.4%Reagan1,148
16.6%
R+5.3
D+4.9
D+4.4
2,586
R
43.9%Carter1,026
54.2%Ford1,265
1.9%
R+10.2
D+11.7
R+12.3
2,335
R
38.6%McGovern906
60.6%Nixon1,422
0.8%
R+22.0
R+13.2
D+1.2
2,347
R
43.5%Humphrey936
52.3%Nixon1,125
4.2%
R+8.8
R+39.6
R+8.1
2,152
D
65.4%Johnson1,387
34.6%Goldwater734
0.0%
D+30.8
D+53.1
D+8.2
2,121
R
38.8%Kennedy849
61.2%Nixon1,338
0.0%
R+22.4
D+28.9
R+22.5
2,187
R
24.4%Stevenson513
75.6%Eisenhower1,590
0.0%
R+51.2
R+4.3
R+35.8
2,103
R
26.4%Stevenson569
73.3%Eisenhower1,580
0.3%
R+46.9
R+20.2
R+36.1
2,156
R
35.7%Truman630
62.3%Dewey1,101
2.0%
R+26.7
R+9.4
R+31.1
1,767
R
41.4%Roosevelt699
58.6%Dewey990
0.0%
R+17.2
R+2.1
R+24.7
1,689
R
42.3%Roosevelt812
57.4%Willkie1,102
0.3%
R+15.1
R+1.4
R+25.1
1,919
R
42.3%Roosevelt785
56.1%Landon1,040
1.6%
R+13.8
R+0.1
R+38.0
1,854
R
42.1%Roosevelt747
55.8%Hoover990
2.1%
R+13.7
D+13.5
R+31.5
1,775
R
36.3%Smith659
63.5%Hoover1,152
0.2%
R+27.2
D+25.8
R+9.7
1,815
R
20.0%Davis276
72.9%Coolidge1,007
7.1%
R+52.9
R+9.2
R+27.8
1,381
R
27.6%Cox304
71.4%Harding786
1.0%
R+43.8
R+20.4
R+17.6
1,101
R
36.9%Wilson300
60.3%Hughes490
2.7%
R+23.4
R+13.3
R+26.5
812
O
26.0%Wilson199
36.1%Taft276
37.8%
Roosevelt +1.7
D+41.0
R+29.6
764
R
22.5%Bryan141
73.6%Taft462
4.0%
R+51.1
D+0.4
R+41.6
628
R
22.8%Parker140
74.3%Roosevelt456
2.9%
R+51.5
R+1.2
R+31.8
614
R
24.3%Bryan164
74.6%McKinley503
1.0%
R+50.3
D+13.0
R+42.7
674
R
17.1%Bryan124
80.4%McKinley582
2.5%
R+63.3
R+32.9
R+57.2
724
R
33.8%Cleveland218
64.2%Harrison414
2.0%
R+30.4
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R+32.0
645
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current representation
Current officeholders
DDavid DurfeeState House · Bennington-3
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Bennington-3 covers a compact slice of Vermont's oldest chartered town, where a D+20.5 presidential margin in 2024 reflects the broader leftward tilt of Vermont's small-city and college-adjacent precincts.
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 22.3 points.
A population of 4,029, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,843 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-2 State House District.
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How did Vermont Bennington-3 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington-3 State House District voted Democratic by 22.3 points (D+22.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,904 votes cast, 2,323 went Democratic and 1,451 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington-3 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-3 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington-3 State House District?
Vermont Bennington-3 State House District has a population of 4,029 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-3 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington-3 State House District is $85,843 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-3 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-3 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
