state house districtVermont Orleans-1 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+5.4
2008D+27.5
2012D+24.0
2016D+0.2
2020D+4.5
2024R+1.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 31.4% of 3,739 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
558
576
42
1,175
3,739
31.4%
2020
569
518
35
1,122
3,597†
31.2%
2016
413
411
135
959
3,610†
26.6%
2012
566
343
21
930
3,580†
26.0%
2008
636
357
23
1,016
3,568†
28.5%
2004
504
451
20
974
3,557†
27.4%
† 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 1VermontUnited States
English14.6%19.1%9.5%
French Canadian14.4%6.2%—
Irish12.3%16.8%9.4%
American8.2%7.0%5.3%
German7.8%10.7%12.5%
French7.8%8.6%1.6%
Italian4.2%7.4%4.8%
Scottish4.0%3.0%1.3%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
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
51.6
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$80,250
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.4%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.5%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 1
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.9%
5.5%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.1%
1.2%
0.7%
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 Orleans-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
−56.1%
1896
−75.2%
1900
−71.6%
1904
−76.1%
1908
−72.2%
1912
−20.7%
1916
−44.3%
1920
−70.6%
1924
−74.6%
1928
−61.6%
1932
−33.7%
1936
−30.8%
1940
−15.3%
1944
−17.7%
1948
−26.2%
1952
−48.8%
1956
−44.5%
1960
−19.9%
1964
+24.0%
1968
−18.2%
1972
−27.2%
1976
−6.6%
1980
−8.8%
1984
−28.5%
1988
−10.7%
1992
+10.0%
1996
+20.3%
2000
−2.7%
2004
+5.4%
2008
+27.5%
2012
+24.0%
2016
+0.2%
2020
+4.5%
2024
−1.5%
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
R
47.5%Harris558
49.0%Trump576
3.5%
R+1.5
R+6.1
R+0.1
1,175
D
50.7%Biden569
46.2%Trump518
3.1%
D+4.5
D+4.3
D+0.1
1,122
D
43.1%Clinton413
42.9%Trump411
14.1%
D+0.2
R+23.8
R+1.9
959
D
60.9%Obama566
36.9%Romney343
2.3%
D+24.0
R+3.5
D+20.1
930
D
62.6%Obama636
35.1%McCain357
2.3%
D+27.5
D+22.0
D+20.2
1,016
D
51.7%Kerry504
46.3%Bush451
2.0%
D+5.4
D+8.1
D+7.9
974
R
45.1%Gore435
47.8%Bush461
7.2%
R+2.7
R+22.9
R+3.2
965
D
51.4%Clinton409
31.2%Dole248
17.4%
D+20.3
D+10.2
D+11.7
795
D
41.0%Clinton376
31.0%Bush284
27.9%
D+10.0
D+20.8
D+4.5
916
R
43.9%Dukakis336
54.6%Bush418
1.4%
R+10.7
D+17.8
R+3.0
765
R
35.1%Mondale262
63.6%Reagan475
1.3%
R+28.5
R+19.8
R+10.3
747
R
39.9%Carter292
48.7%Reagan356
11.4%
R+8.8
R+2.1
D+1.0
731
R
45.6%Carter283
52.3%Ford324
2.1%
R+6.6
D+20.6
R+8.7
620
R
35.9%McGovern222
63.1%Nixon390
1.0%
R+27.2
R+9.0
R+4.0
618
R
38.9%Humphrey220
57.1%Nixon323
4.1%
R+18.2
R+42.2
R+17.5
566
D
62.0%Johnson390
38.0%Goldwater239
0.0%
D+24.0
D+43.9
D+1.4
629
R
40.0%Kennedy267
60.0%Nixon400
0.0%
R+19.9
D+24.5
R+20.1
667
R
27.7%Stevenson163
72.2%Eisenhower425
0.2%
R+44.5
D+4.3
R+29.1
589
R
25.4%Stevenson159
74.2%Eisenhower464
0.3%
R+48.8
R+22.6
R+38.0
625
R
36.6%Truman175
62.8%Dewey300
0.6%
R+26.2
R+8.4
R+30.6
478
R
41.1%Roosevelt211
58.8%Dewey302
0.2%
R+17.7
R+2.4
R+25.2
514
R
42.3%Roosevelt262
57.6%Willkie357
0.2%
R+15.3
D+15.5
R+25.3
620
R
34.5%Roosevelt212
65.3%Landon401
0.2%
R+30.8
D+2.9
R+55.0
614
R
32.7%Roosevelt201
66.3%Hoover408
1.0%
R+33.7
D+27.9
R+51.4
615
R
19.1%Smith105
80.7%Hoover443
0.2%
R+61.6
D+13.0
R+44.1
549
R
10.5%Davis49
85.0%Coolidge398
4.5%
R+74.6
R+3.9
R+49.4
468
R
14.3%Cox59
85.0%Harding350
0.7%
R+70.6
R+26.3
R+44.4
412
R
27.0%Wilson83
71.3%Hughes219
1.6%
R+44.3
R+23.6
R+47.4
307
O
15.5%Wilson50
36.2%Taft117
48.3%
Roosevelt +11.8
D+51.4
R+40.3
323
R
13.1%Bryan31
85.2%Taft202
1.7%
R+72.2
D+3.9
R+62.6
237
R
11.1%Parker26
87.2%Roosevelt204
1.7%
R+76.1
R+4.5
R+56.4
234
R
13.6%Bryan35
85.2%McKinley219
1.2%
R+71.6
D+3.6
R+64.0
257
R
11.1%Bryan35
86.3%McKinley272
2.5%
R+75.2
R+19.1
R+69.2
315
R
20.3%Cleveland50
76.4%Harrison188
3.3%
R+56.1
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R+57.8
246
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current representation
Current officeholders
RRichard NelsonState House · Orleans-1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Orleans-1 covers sparsely populated hill towns in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, where the 2024 presidential result ran roughly 11 points to the right of the state median — a pattern consistent with the region's long-standing rural-conservative tilt.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 76.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 4,579, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,250 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orleans-4 State House District and Essex-Orleans State House District.
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How did Vermont Orleans-1 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Orleans-1 State House District voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,175 votes cast, 558 went Democratic and 576 went Republican.
When did Vermont Orleans-1 State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Orleans-1 State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vermont Orleans-1 State House District?
Vermont Orleans-1 State House District has a population of 4,579 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Orleans-1 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Orleans-1 State House District is $80,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Orleans-1 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Orleans-1 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
