state house districtVermont Chittenden-8 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+29.6
2008D+44.8
2012D+41.5
2016D+43.4
2020D+54.5
2024D+53.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.1% of 3,078 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
1,427
411
73
1,911
3,078
62.1%
2020
1,472
413
58
1,943
2,903†
66.9%
2016
1,076
365
196
1,638
2,821†
58.1%
2012
1,053
424
37
1,514
2,743†
55.2%
2008
1,171
437
31
1,639
2,606†
62.9%
2004
970
519
37
1,526
2,470†
61.8%
† 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 8VermontUnited States
Irish17.9%16.8%9.4%
English17.6%19.1%9.5%
German12.7%10.7%12.5%
Italian8.2%7.4%4.8%
French7.8%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian6.8%6.2%—
American4.5%7.0%5.3%
Polish3.7%—2.2%
Asian Indian1.7%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese1.7%0.2%—
Chinese1.3%0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.7%—0.6%
Korean0.7%—0.4%
Filipino0.6%—0.9%
Burmese0.4%——
Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
Spanish0.2%0.2%—
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
VT HD 8
Vermont
United States
Median age
43.5
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
15.2%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
VT HD 8
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$163,586
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
0.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.8%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 8
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.2%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
1.3%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
1.2%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.2%
0.9%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
VT HD 8
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 Chittenden-8 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−27.1%
1896
−52.4%
1900
−36.0%
1904
−44.9%
1908
−39.4%
1912
−1.6%
1916
−15.3%
1920
−33.8%
1924
−47.3%
1928
+5.3%
1932
+11.5%
1936
+17.1%
1940
+16.3%
1944
+17.8%
1948
+2.3%
1952
−16.3%
1956
−14.7%
1960
+12.9%
1964
+41.3%
1968
+5.5%
1972
−17.4%
1976
−9.7%
1980
+1.3%
1984
−9.6%
1988
+3.1%
1992
+23.2%
1996
+27.0%
2000
+18.1%
2004
+29.6%
2008
+44.8%
2012
+41.5%
2016
+43.4%
2020
+54.5%
2024
+53.2%
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
74.7%Harris1,427
21.5%Trump411
3.8%
D+53.2
R+1.3
D+54.6
1,911
D
75.8%Biden1,472
21.3%Trump413
3.0%
D+54.5
D+11.1
D+50.1
1,943
D
65.7%Clinton1,076
22.3%Trump365
12.0%
D+43.4
D+1.9
D+41.3
1,638
D
69.6%Obama1,053
28.0%Romney424
2.4%
D+41.5
R+3.2
D+37.7
1,514
D
71.4%Obama1,171
26.7%McCain437
1.9%
D+44.8
D+15.2
D+37.5
1,639
D
63.6%Kerry970
34.0%Bush519
2.4%
D+29.6
D+11.4
D+32.0
1,526
D
54.4%Gore769
36.3%Bush513
9.3%
D+18.1
R+8.9
D+17.6
1,414
D
56.9%Clinton713
29.8%Dole374
13.3%
D+27.0
D+3.9
D+18.5
1,254
D
50.4%Clinton694
27.2%Bush375
22.4%
D+23.2
D+20.1
D+17.6
1,377
D
50.9%Dukakis573
47.8%Bush538
1.3%
D+3.1
D+12.7
D+10.8
1,126
R
44.5%Mondale488
54.1%Reagan593
1.5%
R+9.6
R+10.9
D+8.6
1,097
D
40.3%Carter372
39.0%Reagan360
20.6%
D+1.3
D+11.0
D+11.0
922
R
43.5%Carter353
53.2%Ford432
3.3%
R+9.7
D+7.7
R+11.8
812
R
40.6%McGovern317
58.1%Nixon453
1.3%
R+17.4
R+23.0
D+5.7
780
D
50.9%Humphrey322
45.3%Nixon287
3.8%
D+5.5
R+35.7
D+6.2
633
D
70.6%Johnson428
29.4%Goldwater178
0.0%
D+41.3
D+28.4
D+18.7
606
D
56.4%Kennedy333
43.6%Nixon257
0.0%
D+12.9
D+27.6
D+12.7
590
R
42.7%Stevenson206
57.3%Eisenhower277
0.0%
R+14.7
D+1.6
D+0.7
483
R
41.6%Stevenson191
58.0%Eisenhower266
0.4%
R+16.3
R+18.6
R+5.6
459
D
50.3%Truman175
48.0%Dewey167
1.7%
D+2.3
R+15.5
R+2.2
348
D
59.1%Roosevelt212
41.2%Dewey148
0.0%
D+17.8
D+1.5
D+10.3
359
D
58.0%Roosevelt217
41.7%Willkie156
0.3%
D+16.3
R+0.8
D+6.4
374
D
58.3%Roosevelt215
41.2%Landon152
0.5%
D+17.1
D+5.6
R+7.2
369
D
55.4%Roosevelt179
44.0%Hoover142
0.6%
D+11.5
D+6.1
R+6.3
323
D
52.7%Smith178
47.3%Hoover160
0.0%
D+5.3
D+52.6
D+22.8
338
R
23.4%Davis52
70.7%Coolidge157
5.9%
R+47.3
R+13.5
R+22.1
222
R
32.9%Cox70
66.7%Harding142
0.5%
R+33.8
R+18.5
R+7.6
213
R
41.2%Wilson54
56.5%Hughes74
2.3%
R+15.3
R+13.7
R+18.4
131
R
35.7%Wilson45
37.3%Taft47
27.0%
R+1.6
D+37.9
R+21.1
126
R
29.4%Bryan32
68.8%Taft75
1.8%
R+39.4
D+5.4
R+29.9
109
R
26.2%Parker28
71.0%Roosevelt76
2.8%
R+44.9
R+8.9
R+25.2
107
R
31.6%Bryan36
67.5%McKinley77
0.9%
R+36.0
D+16.5
R+28.4
114
R
22.6%Bryan28
75.0%McKinley93
2.4%
R+52.4
R+25.3
R+46.3
124
R
35.5%Cleveland38
62.6%Harrison67
1.9%
R+27.1
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R+28.8
107
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current representation
Current officeholders
DBridget BurkhardtState House · Chittenden-8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Chittenden-8 is a small Statehouse district where the 2024 presidential contest finished nearly 60 points left of center, placing it among the most one-sided constituencies in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 52.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.2 points.
A population of 4,230, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $163,586 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chittenden-24 State House District and Chittenden-12 State House District.
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How did Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District voted Democratic by 53.2 points (D+53.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,911 votes cast, 1,427 went Democratic and 411 went Republican.
When did Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District?
Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District has a population of 4,230 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District is $163,586 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Chittenden-8 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
