Vermont Orange-3 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
55.8%
1,128 votes · D+13.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 55.8%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
89.7%
812 votes · R+80.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 88.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,129votes
49.2% of the vote · D+2.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 1,128 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2000
1,191votes
59.3% of the vote · R+20.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 1,157 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
+9.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+13.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +6.2 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+85.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+60.9 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +74.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJosh DobrovichState House · Orange-3
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
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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%1,340
38.5%839
2,179
2020
D
67.3%1,493
32.7%724
2,217
2018
D
69.5%1,161
30.5%510
1,671
With just over 4,200 residents spread across central Vermont's hill towns, Orange-3 sits at the margin between the state's traditionally Democratic leanings and the rural Republican drift that produced a 3.3-point Republican edge in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.6 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 80.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.3 points.
A population of 4,201, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,390 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orange-2 State House District and Orange-1 State House District.
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How did Vermont Orange-3 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Orange-3 State House District voted Republican by 3.3 points (R+3.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,354 votes cast, 1,079 went Democratic and 1,157 went Republican.
When did Vermont Orange-3 State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Orange-3 State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vermont Orange-3 State House District?
Vermont Orange-3 State House District has a population of 4,201 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Orange-3 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Orange-3 State House District is $82,390 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Orange-3 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Orange-3 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.