Vermont Orange-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 Obama2012
57.7%
1,149 votes · D+18.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 57.4%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
88.2%
839 votes · R+76.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 87.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,290votes
52.1% of the vote · D+8.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,255 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,218votes
46.8% of the vote · D+1.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · 1,105 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
+15.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.8 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +9.8 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+77.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+53.6 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +66.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMike TagliaviaState House · Orange-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
61.5%1,342
38.5%840
2,182
2020
D
67.3%1,495
32.7%725
2,220
2018
D
69.5%1,163
30.5%511
1,674
With just over 4,000 residents spread across Vermont's Orange County hill towns, this district has shifted from reliably Democratic to a presidential margin of D+1.4 in 2024, reflecting broader rural realignment patterns visible across the Northeast.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 77.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.4 points.
A population of 4,207, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,686 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orange-Caledonia State House District and Orange-2 State House District.
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How did Vermont Orange-1 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Orange-1 State House District voted Democratic by 1.4 points (D+1.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,603 votes cast, 1,255 went Democratic and 1,218 went Republican.
When did Vermont Orange-1 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Orange-1 State House District voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Vermont Orange-1 State House District?
Vermont Orange-1 State House District has a population of 4,207 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Orange-1 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Orange-1 State House District is $71,686 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Orange-1 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Orange-1 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.