state house districtVermont Bennington-5 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+18.3
2008D+33.5
2012D+33.1
2016D+20.6
2020D+27.4
2024D+22.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 8.0% of 7,108 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
340
213
19
572
7,108
8.0%
2020
351
196
18
565
6,766†
8.4%
2016
263
164
53
480
6,875†
7.0%
2012
318
157
11
486
6,885†
7.1%
2008
346
169
13
528
6,730†
7.8%
2004
306
210
10
526
6,575†
8.0%
† 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.
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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 5VermontUnited States
English19.4%19.1%9.5%
Irish18.7%16.8%9.4%
German13.1%10.7%12.5%
Italian10.3%7.4%4.8%
American8.1%7.0%5.3%
French7.7%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian4.0%6.2%—
Scottish3.9%3.0%1.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
African American†1.4%0.4%9.9%
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 5
Vermont
United States
Median age
45.6
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 5
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$62,701
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.8%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 5
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 5
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-5 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.9%
1896
−63.2%
1900
−50.5%
1904
−51.1%
1908
−51.1%
1912
−9.8%
1916
−23.5%
1920
−43.5%
1924
−53.0%
1928
−27.1%
1932
−13.8%
1936
−13.6%
1940
−14.9%
1944
−17.4%
1948
−26.6%
1952
−47.2%
1956
−51.3%
1960
−22.5%
1964
+30.5%
1968
−8.9%
1972
−21.8%
1976
−10.2%
1980
−5.3%
1984
−19.7%
1988
−7.8%
1992
+12.5%
1996
+18.2%
2000
+9.8%
2004
+18.3%
2008
+33.5%
2012
+33.1%
2016
+20.6%
2020
+27.4%
2024
+22.2%
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
59.4%Harris340
37.2%Trump213
3.3%
D+22.2
R+5.2
D+23.7
572
D
62.1%Biden351
34.7%Trump196
3.2%
D+27.4
D+6.8
D+23.0
565
D
54.8%Clinton263
34.2%Trump164
11.0%
D+20.6
R+12.5
D+18.5
480
D
65.4%Obama318
32.3%Romney157
2.3%
D+33.1
R+0.4
D+29.3
486
D
65.5%Obama346
32.0%McCain169
2.5%
D+33.5
D+15.3
D+26.3
528
D
58.2%Kerry306
39.9%Bush210
1.9%
D+18.3
D+8.4
D+20.7
526
D
51.0%Gore249
41.2%Bush201
7.8%
D+9.8
R+8.3
D+9.3
488
D
50.4%Clinton225
32.3%Dole144
17.3%
D+18.2
D+5.6
D+9.6
446
D
44.9%Clinton226
32.4%Bush163
22.7%
D+12.5
D+20.4
D+7.0
503
R
45.6%Dukakis198
53.5%Bush232
0.9%
R+7.8
D+11.8
R+0.1
434
R
39.6%Mondale167
59.2%Reagan250
1.2%
R+19.7
R+14.4
R+1.4
422
R
39.1%Carter148
44.3%Reagan168
16.6%
R+5.3
D+5.0
D+4.5
379
R
43.9%Carter150
54.1%Ford185
2.0%
R+10.2
D+11.6
R+12.3
342
R
38.7%McGovern133
60.5%Nixon208
0.9%
R+21.8
R+12.9
D+1.4
344
R
43.5%Humphrey137
52.4%Nixon165
4.1%
R+8.9
R+39.4
R+8.2
315
D
65.3%Johnson203
34.7%Goldwater108
0.0%
D+30.5
D+53.0
D+8.0
311
R
38.8%Kennedy124
61.3%Nixon196
0.0%
R+22.5
D+28.8
R+22.7
320
R
24.4%Stevenson75
75.6%Eisenhower233
0.0%
R+51.3
R+4.1
R+35.9
308
R
26.3%Stevenson83
73.4%Eisenhower232
0.3%
R+47.2
R+20.5
R+36.4
316
R
35.5%Truman92
62.2%Dewey161
2.3%
R+26.6
R+9.2
R+31.1
259
R
41.3%Roosevelt102
58.7%Dewey145
0.0%
R+17.4
R+2.5
R+24.9
247
R
42.3%Roosevelt119
57.3%Willkie161
0.4%
R+14.9
R+1.3
R+24.9
281
R
42.3%Roosevelt115
55.9%Landon152
1.8%
R+13.6
D+0.2
R+37.9
272
R
41.9%Roosevelt109
55.8%Hoover145
2.3%
R+13.8
D+13.2
R+31.6
260
R
36.5%Smith97
63.5%Hoover169
0.0%
R+27.1
D+25.9
R+9.6
266
R
19.8%Davis40
72.8%Coolidge147
7.4%
R+53.0
R+9.5
R+27.8
202
R
28.0%Cox45
71.4%Harding115
0.6%
R+43.5
R+19.9
R+17.3
161
R
37.0%Wilson44
60.5%Hughes72
2.5%
R+23.5
R+13.7
R+26.7
119
O
25.9%Wilson29
35.7%Taft40
38.4%
Roosevelt +1.8
D+41.3
R+29.4
112
R
22.8%Bryan21
73.9%Taft68
3.3%
R+51.1
±0.0
R+41.5
92
R
23.3%Parker21
74.4%Roosevelt67
2.2%
R+51.1
R+0.6
R+31.4
90
R
24.2%Bryan24
74.7%McKinley74
1.0%
R+50.5
D+12.7
R+43.0
99
R
17.0%Bryan18
80.2%McKinley85
2.8%
R+63.2
R+32.4
R+57.1
106
R
34.0%Cleveland32
64.9%Harrison61
1.1%
R+30.9
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R+32.5
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current representation
Current officeholders
RMary MorrisseyState House · Bennington-5
DMichael NigroState House · Bennington-5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Bennington-5 covers a slice of southwestern Vermont with a population just over 8,000, and its 2024 presidential margin of D+18.2 reflects the broader leftward tilt that has defined this corner of the state for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 63.2 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.2 points.
A population of 8,144, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,701 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennington-2 State House District and Bennington-1 State House District.
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How did Vermont Bennington-5 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington-5 State House District voted Democratic by 22.2 points (D+22.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 572 votes cast, 340 went Democratic and 213 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington-5 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-5 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Vermont Bennington-5 State House District has a population of 8,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District is $62,701 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
