state house districtVermont Orleans-2 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+5.4
2008D+27.4
2012D+24.4
2016D+0.8
2020D+4.0
2024R+1.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 4.1% of 3,781 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
74
76
6
156
3,781
4.1%
2020
75
69
5
149
3,637†
4.1%
2016
55
54
18
127
3,650†
3.5%
2012
75
45
3
123
3,621†
3.4%
2008
84
47
3
135
3,609†
3.7%
2004
67
60
3
129
3,597†
3.6%
† 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 2VermontUnited States
English14.1%19.1%9.5%
French Canadian13.9%6.2%—
Irish11.8%16.8%9.4%
American7.9%7.0%5.3%
German7.5%10.7%12.5%
French7.5%8.6%1.6%
Italian4.0%7.4%4.8%
Scottish3.8%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 2
Vermont
United States
Median age
46.4
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 2
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$54,646
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.5%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 2
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 2
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-2 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−54.5%
1896
−73.8%
1900
−70.6%
1904
−77.4%
1908
−74.2%
1912
−20.9%
1916
−43.9%
1920
−69.1%
1924
−74.2%
1928
−61.6%
1932
−32.9%
1936
−30.9%
1940
−14.6%
1944
−17.6%
1948
−27.0%
1952
−49.4%
1956
−43.6%
1960
−20.5%
1964
+24.1%
1968
−18.7%
1972
−28.0%
1976
−6.1%
1980
−8.2%
1984
−28.3%
1988
−9.9%
1992
+9.8%
1996
+20.0%
2000
−2.3%
2004
+5.4%
2008
+27.4%
2012
+24.4%
2016
+0.8%
2020
+4.0%
2024
−1.3%
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
47.4%Harris74
48.7%Trump76
3.8%
R+1.3
R+5.3
D+0.2
156
D
50.3%Biden75
46.3%Trump69
3.4%
D+4.0
D+3.2
R+0.4
149
D
43.3%Clinton55
42.5%Trump54
14.2%
D+0.8
R+23.6
R+1.3
127
D
61.0%Obama75
36.6%Romney45
2.4%
D+24.4
R+3.0
D+20.5
123
D
62.2%Obama84
34.8%McCain47
3.0%
D+27.4
D+22.0
D+20.1
135
D
51.9%Kerry67
46.5%Bush60
1.6%
D+5.4
D+7.8
D+7.9
129
R
45.3%Gore58
47.7%Bush61
7.0%
R+2.3
R+22.3
R+2.9
128
D
51.4%Clinton54
31.4%Dole33
17.1%
D+20.0
D+10.2
D+11.5
105
D
41.0%Clinton50
31.1%Bush38
27.9%
D+9.8
D+19.7
D+4.3
122
R
44.6%Dukakis45
54.5%Bush55
1.0%
R+9.9
D+18.4
R+2.2
101
R
35.4%Mondale35
63.6%Reagan63
1.0%
R+28.3
R+20.0
R+10.1
99
R
40.2%Carter39
48.5%Reagan47
11.3%
R+8.2
R+2.1
D+1.5
97
R
46.3%Carter38
52.4%Ford43
1.2%
R+6.1
D+22.0
R+8.2
82
R
35.4%McGovern29
63.4%Nixon52
1.2%
R+28.0
R+9.4
R+4.9
82
R
38.7%Humphrey29
57.3%Nixon43
4.0%
R+18.7
R+42.8
R+18.0
75
D
62.7%Johnson52
38.6%Goldwater32
0.0%
D+24.1
D+44.6
D+1.5
83
R
39.8%Kennedy35
60.2%Nixon53
0.0%
R+20.5
D+23.1
R+20.6
88
R
28.2%Stevenson22
71.8%Eisenhower56
0.0%
R+43.6
D+5.8
R+28.2
78
R
25.3%Stevenson21
74.7%Eisenhower62
0.0%
R+49.4
R+22.4
R+38.6
83
R
36.5%Truman23
63.5%Dewey40
0.0%
R+27.0
R+9.3
R+31.5
63
R
41.2%Roosevelt28
58.8%Dewey40
0.0%
R+17.6
R+3.0
R+25.1
68
R
42.7%Roosevelt35
57.3%Willkie47
0.0%
R+14.6
D+16.2
R+24.6
82
R
34.6%Roosevelt28
65.4%Landon53
0.0%
R+30.9
D+2.1
R+55.1
81
R
32.9%Roosevelt27
65.9%Hoover54
1.2%
R+32.9
D+28.7
R+50.7
82
R
19.2%Smith14
80.8%Hoover59
0.0%
R+61.6
D+12.5
R+44.2
73
R
11.3%Davis7
85.5%Coolidge53
3.2%
R+74.2
R+5.1
R+49.0
62
R
14.5%Cox8
83.6%Harding46
1.8%
R+69.1
R+25.2
R+42.9
55
R
26.8%Wilson11
70.7%Hughes29
2.4%
R+43.9
R+23.0
R+47.0
41
O
16.3%Wilson7
37.2%Taft16
46.5%
Roosevelt +11.6
D+53.3
R+40.5
43
R
12.9%Bryan4
87.1%Taft27
0.0%
R+74.2
D+3.2
R+64.6
31
R
9.7%Parker3
87.1%Roosevelt27
3.2%
R+77.4
R+6.8
R+57.8
31
R
14.7%Bryan5
85.3%McKinley29
0.0%
R+70.6
D+3.2
R+63.0
34
R
11.9%Bryan5
85.7%McKinley36
2.4%
R+73.8
R+19.3
R+67.7
42
R
21.2%Cleveland7
75.8%Harrison25
3.0%
R+54.5
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R+56.2
33
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current representation
Current officeholders
RWoody PageState House · Orleans-2
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Orleans-2 covers a sparsely populated stretch of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, where a D+15 presidential margin coexists with the independent-minded political culture typical of the region's small towns and working farms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 77.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.
A population of 4,455, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,646 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orleans-3 State House District and Orleans-4 State House District.
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How did Vermont Orleans-2 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Orleans-2 State House District voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 156 votes cast, 74 went Democratic and 76 went Republican.
When did Vermont Orleans-2 State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Orleans-2 State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vermont Orleans-2 State House District?
Vermont Orleans-2 State House District has a population of 4,455 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Orleans-2 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Orleans-2 State House District is $54,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Orleans-2 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Orleans-2 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
