Vermont Orleans-1 State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
60.8%
1,388 votes · D+24.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 60.8%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
87.4%
464 votes · R+75.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 85.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
1,388votes
60.8% of the vote · D+24.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 1,237 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,428votes
53.6% of the vote · R+10.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,280 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+17.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+21.1 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +17.0 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+69.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+75.3 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +64.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRichard NelsonState House · Orleans-1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
53.7%1,050
46.3%904
1,954
2020
D
59.6%1,272
40.4%863
2,135
2018
D
59.1%924
40.9%639
1,563
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 24.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 75.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.8 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 10.8 points (R+10.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,663 votes cast, 1,141 went Democratic and 1,428 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 2012.
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, 6 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.