state house districtVermont Rutland-8 State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+4.7
2008D+24.6
2012D+21.9
2016D+3.9
2020D+10.5
2024D+5.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 48.0% of 3,848 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
940
844
62
1,846
3,848
48.0%
2020
987
794
58
1,839
3,702†
49.7%
2016
738
675
189
1,603
3,770†
42.5%
2012
925
586
37
1,549
3,829†
40.5%
2008
1,048
627
37
1,711
3,903†
43.8%
2004
861
782
34
1,677
3,978†
42.2%
† 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 8VermontUnited States
English18.5%19.1%9.5%
Irish17.2%16.8%9.4%
French9.5%8.6%1.6%
Italian8.4%7.4%4.8%
German8.2%10.7%12.5%
American6.8%7.0%5.3%
Polish5.2%—2.2%
French Canadian4.3%6.2%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.2%0.6%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
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 8
Vermont
United States
Median age
47
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.7%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
VT HD 8
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$70,240
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.3%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
VT HD 8
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
1.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
VT HD 8
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 Rutland-8 State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−35.6%
1896
−59.0%
1900
−50.9%
1904
−58.8%
1908
−55.1%
1912
−10.9%
1916
−35.2%
1920
−47.0%
1924
−57.0%
1928
−18.9%
1932
−9.5%
1936
−6.1%
1940
−10.3%
1944
−14.7%
1948
−22.3%
1952
−40.1%
1956
−47.7%
1960
−13.7%
1964
+29.8%
1968
−6.5%
1972
−26.1%
1976
−7.8%
1980
−6.4%
1984
−22.8%
1988
−11.4%
1992
+6.0%
1996
+12.1%
2000
+1.5%
2004
+4.7%
2008
+24.6%
2012
+21.9%
2016
+3.9%
2020
+10.5%
2024
+5.2%
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
D
50.9%Harris940
45.7%Trump844
3.4%
D+5.2
R+5.3
D+6.7
1,846
D
53.7%Biden987
43.2%Trump794
3.2%
D+10.5
D+6.6
D+6.0
1,839
D
46.0%Clinton738
42.1%Trump675
11.9%
D+3.9
R+18.0
D+1.8
1,603
D
59.7%Obama925
37.8%Romney586
2.5%
D+21.9
R+2.7
D+18.0
1,549
D
61.3%Obama1,048
36.6%McCain627
2.1%
D+24.6
D+19.9
D+17.3
1,711
D
51.3%Kerry861
46.6%Bush782
2.0%
D+4.7
D+3.2
D+7.2
1,677
D
47.6%Gore757
46.1%Bush733
6.2%
D+1.5
R+10.6
D+1.0
1,589
D
48.6%Clinton716
36.5%Dole538
14.9%
D+12.1
D+6.1
D+3.6
1,474
D
41.2%Clinton694
35.2%Bush593
23.7%
D+6.0
D+17.4
D+0.4
1,686
R
43.8%Dukakis622
55.2%Bush784
1.1%
R+11.4
D+11.4
R+3.7
1,421
R
38.2%Mondale517
61.0%Reagan825
0.7%
R+22.8
R+16.4
R+4.6
1,352
R
39.6%Carter519
46.0%Reagan603
14.5%
R+6.4
D+1.4
D+3.3
1,312
R
45.2%Carter534
53.0%Ford626
1.8%
R+7.8
D+18.3
R+9.9
1,181
R
36.6%McGovern447
62.7%Nixon766
0.7%
R+26.1
R+19.6
R+3.0
1,221
R
44.7%Humphrey487
51.2%Nixon558
4.0%
R+6.5
R+36.3
R+5.8
1,089
D
64.9%Johnson717
35.1%Goldwater388
0.0%
D+29.8
D+43.5
D+7.2
1,105
R
43.1%Kennedy500
56.9%Nixon659
0.0%
R+13.7
D+33.9
R+13.9
1,159
R
26.2%Stevenson280
73.9%Eisenhower789
0.0%
R+47.7
R+7.5
R+32.3
1,068
R
29.9%Stevenson323
70.0%Eisenhower757
0.2%
R+40.1
R+17.9
R+29.4
1,082
R
38.3%Truman349
60.5%Dewey552
1.2%
R+22.3
R+7.6
R+26.7
912
R
42.7%Roosevelt385
57.4%Dewey517
0.0%
R+14.7
R+4.3
R+22.1
901
R
44.7%Roosevelt476
55.0%Willkie586
0.3%
R+10.3
R+4.3
R+20.3
1,065
R
46.8%Roosevelt517
52.9%Landon584
0.3%
R+6.1
D+3.5
R+30.3
1,104
R
44.7%Roosevelt483
54.3%Hoover586
1.0%
R+9.5
D+9.3
R+27.3
1,080
R
40.5%Smith466
59.3%Hoover683
0.2%
R+18.9
D+38.2
R+1.4
1,151
R
17.3%Davis134
74.3%Coolidge576
8.4%
R+57.0
R+10.1
R+31.9
775
R
26.1%Cox173
73.1%Harding484
0.8%
R+47.0
R+11.8
R+20.8
662
R
31.3%Wilson151
66.5%Hughes321
2.3%
R+35.2
R+24.3
R+38.3
483
O
25.1%Wilson113
35.9%Taft162
39.0%
Roosevelt +3.1
D+44.2
R+30.4
451
R
20.6%Bryan83
75.7%Taft305
3.7%
R+55.1
D+3.7
R+45.5
403
R
18.3%Parker74
77.0%Roosevelt312
4.7%
R+58.8
R+7.8
R+39.1
405
R
23.6%Bryan101
74.5%McKinley319
1.9%
R+50.9
D+8.1
R+43.4
428
R
19.1%Bryan90
78.1%McKinley368
2.8%
R+59.0
R+23.4
R+52.9
471
R
30.9%Cleveland131
66.5%Harrison282
2.6%
R+35.6
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R+37.3
424
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current representation
Current officeholders
RAlicia MalayState House · Rutland-8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Rutland-8 covers a small slice of Vermont's historically Republican Rutland County, yet its 2024 presidential result tipped Democratic by 2.5 points — a margin thin enough to make it a genuine swing target in state legislative contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.0 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.
A population of 4,625, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,240 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rutland-9 State House District and Rutland-5 State House District.
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How did Vermont Rutland-8 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Rutland-8 State House District voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,846 votes cast, 940 went Democratic and 844 went Republican.
When did Vermont Rutland-8 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Rutland-8 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Rutland-8 State House District?
Vermont Rutland-8 State House District has a population of 4,625 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Rutland-8 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Rutland-8 State House District is $70,240 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Rutland-8 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Rutland-8 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
