Vermont Rutland-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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
63.8%
808 votes · D+27.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 60.1%
Republican
William McKinley1896
82.5%
437 votes · R+65.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 81.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
1,153votes
60.1% of the vote · D+21.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,055 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,108votes
50.8% of the vote · R+4.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,041 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
+15.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.9 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +14.2 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+59.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+65.1 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +50.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RZak HarveyState House · Rutland-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
53.9%1,177
46.1%1,008
2,185
2020
D
61.3%1,349
38.7%853
2,202
2018
D
61.7%1,050
38.3%652
1,702
Rutland-3 leans modestly Republican at the presidential level in a state that has trended blue statewide, suggesting a local electorate that splits from Vermont's broader partisan pattern by a meaningful but not dramatic margin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 65.1 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.6 points.
A population of 4,458, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,854 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rutland-1 State House District and Rutland-10 State House District.
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How did Vermont Rutland-3 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Rutland-3 State House District voted Republican by 4.6 points (R+4.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,181 votes cast, 1,007 went Democratic and 1,108 went Republican.
When did Vermont Rutland-3 State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Rutland-3 State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vermont Rutland-3 State House District?
Vermont Rutland-3 State House District has a population of 4,458 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Rutland-3 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Rutland-3 State House District is $73,854 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Rutland-3 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Rutland-3 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.