state house districtVermont Chittenden-20 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+29.5
2008D+44.8
2012D+41.6
2016D+43.4
2020D+54.5
2024D+53.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 61.9% of 7,240 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
3,343
963
172
4,478
7,240
61.9%
2020
3,449
967
135
4,551
6,827†
66.7%
2016
2,522
856
460
3,838
6,634†
57.9%
2012
2,467
992
87
3,546
6,451†
55.0%
2008
2,742
1,023
73
3,839
6,131†
62.6%
2004
2,271
1,216
88
3,574
5,810†
61.5%
† 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 20VermontUnited States
Irish18.5%16.8%9.4%
English18.2%19.1%9.5%
German13.2%10.7%12.5%
Italian8.5%7.4%4.8%
French8.1%8.6%1.6%
French Canadian7.1%6.2%—
American4.7%7.0%5.3%
Polish3.8%—2.2%
Asian Indian0.7%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese0.7%0.2%—
Chinese0.6%0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Burmese0.2%——
African American†2.1%0.4%9.9%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Jamaican0.4%—0.4%
African0.3%—0.5%
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%—
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 20
Vermont
United States
Median age
33.5
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 20
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$93,620
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.2%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.8%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 20
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 20
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-20 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−26.7%
1896
−52.8%
1900
−36.0%
1904
−44.2%
1908
−38.7%
1912
−1.7%
1916
−15.0%
1920
−33.6%
1924
−47.4%
1928
+5.2%
1932
+11.5%
1936
+17.0%
1940
+16.4%
1944
+17.8%
1948
+2.3%
1952
−16.3%
1956
−14.8%
1960
+13.0%
1964
+41.4%
1968
+5.5%
1972
−17.4%
1976
−9.7%
1980
+1.4%
1984
−9.7%
1988
+3.1%
1992
+23.2%
1996
+27.1%
2000
+18.1%
2004
+29.5%
2008
+44.8%
2012
+41.6%
2016
+43.4%
2020
+54.5%
2024
+53.1%
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%Harris3,343
21.5%Trump963
3.8%
D+53.1
R+1.4
D+54.6
4,478
D
75.8%Biden3,449
21.2%Trump967
3.0%
D+54.5
D+11.1
D+50.1
4,551
D
65.7%Clinton2,522
22.3%Trump856
12.0%
D+43.4
D+1.8
D+41.3
3,838
D
69.6%Obama2,467
28.0%Romney992
2.5%
D+41.6
R+3.2
D+37.7
3,546
D
71.4%Obama2,742
26.6%McCain1,023
1.9%
D+44.8
D+15.3
D+37.5
3,839
D
63.5%Kerry2,271
34.0%Bush1,216
2.4%
D+29.5
D+11.4
D+32.0
3,574
D
54.4%Gore1,801
36.3%Bush1,201
9.4%
D+18.1
R+8.9
D+17.6
3,313
D
56.8%Clinton1,670
29.8%Dole875
13.4%
D+27.1
D+3.9
D+18.5
2,938
D
50.4%Clinton1,625
27.2%Bush878
22.4%
D+23.2
D+20.0
D+17.6
3,226
D
50.9%Dukakis1,343
47.8%Bush1,260
1.3%
D+3.1
D+12.8
D+10.9
2,638
R
44.5%Mondale1,142
54.1%Reagan1,390
1.4%
R+9.7
R+11.1
D+8.6
2,569
D
40.4%Carter873
39.0%Reagan842
20.6%
D+1.4
D+11.2
D+11.2
2,160
R
43.5%Carter828
53.2%Ford1,013
3.3%
R+9.7
D+7.6
R+11.8
1,903
R
40.7%McGovern744
58.1%Nixon1,061
1.2%
R+17.4
R+22.9
D+5.8
1,827
D
50.9%Humphrey755
45.4%Nixon673
3.8%
D+5.5
R+35.9
D+6.2
1,484
D
70.7%Johnson1,004
29.3%Goldwater416
0.0%
D+41.4
D+28.5
D+18.8
1,420
D
56.4%Kennedy780
43.5%Nixon601
0.1%
D+13.0
D+27.7
D+12.8
1,382
R
42.6%Stevenson482
57.4%Eisenhower649
0.0%
R+14.8
D+1.5
D+0.6
1,131
R
41.6%Stevenson448
57.9%Eisenhower623
0.5%
R+16.3
R+18.6
R+5.5
1,076
D
50.2%Truman410
47.9%Dewey391
1.8%
D+2.3
R+15.5
R+2.2
816
D
58.9%Roosevelt496
41.1%Dewey346
0.0%
D+17.8
D+1.4
D+10.3
842
D
58.0%Roosevelt509
41.6%Willkie365
0.3%
D+16.4
R+0.6
D+6.5
877
D
58.3%Roosevelt504
41.3%Landon357
0.3%
D+17.0
D+5.5
R+7.2
864
D
55.4%Roosevelt419
43.9%Hoover332
0.7%
D+11.5
D+6.3
R+6.3
756
D
52.5%Smith416
47.3%Hoover375
0.3%
D+5.2
D+52.6
D+22.6
793
R
23.5%Davis122
70.9%Coolidge368
5.6%
R+47.4
R+13.8
R+22.2
519
R
32.8%Cox164
66.4%Harding332
0.8%
R+33.6
R+18.6
R+7.4
500
R
41.8%Wilson128
56.9%Hughes174
1.3%
R+15.0
R+13.3
R+18.2
306
R
35.1%Wilson104
36.8%Taft109
28.0%
R+1.7
D+37.0
R+21.2
296
R
29.7%Bryan76
68.4%Taft175
2.0%
R+38.7
D+5.6
R+29.1
256
R
26.3%Parker66
70.5%Roosevelt177
3.2%
R+44.2
R+8.3
R+24.6
251
R
31.5%Bryan84
67.4%McKinley180
1.1%
R+36.0
D+16.8
R+28.4
267
R
22.4%Bryan65
75.2%McKinley218
2.4%
R+52.8
R+26.1
R+46.7
290
R
35.9%Cleveland90
62.5%Harrison157
1.6%
R+26.7
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R+28.4
251
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current representation
Current officeholders
DDoug BishopState House · Chittenden-20
DGayle PezzoState House · Chittenden-20
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in Burlington's urban core, Chittenden-20 returned a D+37.3 margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Democratic preferences of a dense, highly educated city electorate that consistently outpaces even Vermont's statewide Democratic lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.1 points.
A population of 8,817, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,620 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chittenden-13 State House District and Chittenden-17 State House District.
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How did Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District voted Democratic by 53.1 points (D+53.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,478 votes cast, 3,343 went Democratic and 963 went Republican.
When did Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District?
Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District has a population of 8,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District is $93,620 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Chittenden-20 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
