state senate districtVermont Bennington Senatorial District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+21.3
2008D+36.3
2012D+36.1
2016D+24.5
2020D+31.2
2024D+26.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 76.4% of 33,553 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
15,734
9,014
897
25,645
33,553
76.4%
2020
16,278
8,338
801
25,416
31,673†
80.2%
2016
12,269
6,962
2,458
21,688
32,187†
67.4%
2012
14,564
6,704
499
21,767
32,219†
67.6%
2008
15,871
7,273
567
23,711
31,480†
75.3%
2004
14,017
9,000
484
23,502
30,740†
76.5%
† 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
GroupBennington Senatorial DistrictVermontUnited States
English19.6%19.1%9.5%
Irish18.8%16.8%9.4%
German12.9%10.7%12.5%
Italian10.1%7.4%4.8%
French7.5%8.6%1.6%
American7.5%7.0%5.3%
Scottish4.0%3.0%1.3%
French Canadian3.2%6.2%—
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
African American†0.8%0.4%9.9%
Chinese0.1%0.3%1.3%
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
Bennington Senatorial District
Vermont
United States
Median age
47.6
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.5%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bennington Senatorial District
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$74,143
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.5%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.2%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bennington Senatorial District
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
1.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bennington Senatorial District
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 Bennington Senatorial District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−32.8%
1896
−65.3%
1900
−52.0%
1904
−53.6%
1908
−53.0%
1912
−11.0%
1916
−25.2%
1920
−47.0%
1924
−56.5%
1928
−32.2%
1932
−17.2%
1936
−17.1%
1940
−17.0%
1944
−20.0%
1948
−29.5%
1952
−48.4%
1956
−52.8%
1960
−24.7%
1964
+31.2%
1968
−9.4%
1972
−21.8%
1976
−9.7%
1980
−5.7%
1984
−17.7%
1988
−5.0%
1992
+15.0%
1996
+19.7%
2000
+11.4%
2004
+21.3%
2008
+36.3%
2012
+36.1%
2016
+24.5%
2020
+31.2%
2024
+26.2%
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
61.4%Harris15,734
35.1%Trump9,014
3.5%
D+26.2
R+5.0
D+27.7
25,645
D
64.0%Biden16,278
32.8%Trump8,338
3.1%
D+31.2
D+6.8
D+26.8
25,416
D
56.6%Clinton12,269
32.1%Trump6,962
11.3%
D+24.5
R+11.6
D+22.4
21,688
D
66.9%Obama14,564
30.8%Romney6,704
2.3%
D+36.1
R+0.2
D+32.3
21,767
D
66.9%Obama15,871
30.7%McCain7,273
2.4%
D+36.3
D+14.9
D+29.0
23,711
D
59.6%Kerry14,017
38.3%Bush9,000
2.1%
D+21.3
D+9.9
D+23.8
23,502
D
51.3%Gore11,175
39.9%Bush8,683
8.8%
D+11.4
R+8.3
D+10.9
21,766
D
51.3%Clinton10,123
31.5%Dole6,229
17.2%
D+19.7
D+4.7
D+11.2
19,751
D
46.4%Clinton10,351
31.4%Bush7,001
22.2%
D+15.0
D+20.1
D+9.5
22,290
R
46.9%Dukakis9,047
52.0%Bush10,017
1.1%
R+5.0
D+12.6
D+2.7
19,274
R
40.5%Mondale7,601
58.2%Reagan10,914
1.3%
R+17.7
R+11.9
D+0.6
18,762
R
38.3%Carter6,470
44.0%Reagan7,435
17.6%
R+5.7
D+4.0
D+4.0
16,879
R
44.1%Carter6,736
53.8%Ford8,220
2.2%
R+9.7
D+12.1
R+11.8
15,285
R
38.7%McGovern5,931
60.5%Nixon9,266
0.8%
R+21.8
R+12.4
D+1.4
15,326
R
43.2%Humphrey5,984
52.6%Nixon7,283
4.1%
R+9.4
R+40.6
R+8.7
13,836
D
65.6%Johnson8,951
34.4%Goldwater4,690
0.0%
D+31.2
D+56.0
D+8.7
13,642
R
37.6%Kennedy5,331
62.4%Nixon8,836
0.0%
R+24.7
D+28.1
R+24.9
14,168
R
23.6%Stevenson3,189
76.4%Eisenhower10,333
0.1%
R+52.8
R+4.4
R+37.4
13,530
R
25.6%Stevenson3,548
74.1%Eisenhower10,245
0.3%
R+48.4
R+18.9
R+37.7
13,833
R
34.2%Truman3,866
63.7%Dewey7,200
2.1%
R+29.5
R+9.5
R+34.0
11,303
R
40.0%Roosevelt4,351
60.0%Dewey6,529
0.0%
R+20.0
R+3.0
R+27.5
10,880
R
41.4%Roosevelt5,088
58.4%Willkie7,183
0.3%
R+17.0
D+0.1
R+27.0
12,303
R
40.8%Roosevelt4,869
57.9%Landon6,917
1.3%
R+17.1
D+0.1
R+41.4
11,945
R
40.4%Roosevelt4,660
57.6%Hoover6,648
2.0%
R+17.2
D+14.9
R+35.0
11,533
R
33.8%Smith3,953
66.0%Hoover7,715
0.2%
R+32.2
D+24.3
R+14.7
11,689
R
18.4%Davis1,673
74.9%Coolidge6,795
6.7%
R+56.5
R+9.4
R+31.3
9,072
R
26.0%Cox1,862
73.1%Harding5,228
0.9%
R+47.0
R+21.9
R+20.9
7,155
R
36.2%Wilson1,913
61.3%Hughes3,244
2.5%
R+25.2
R+14.2
R+28.3
5,288
O
25.6%Wilson1,310
36.6%Taft1,872
37.9%
Roosevelt +1.3
D+42.0
R+30.5
5,121
R
21.7%Bryan920
74.7%Taft3,165
3.6%
R+53.0
D+0.6
R+43.4
4,236
R
21.6%Parker899
75.2%Roosevelt3,130
3.2%
R+53.6
R+1.6
R+34.0
4,161
R
23.5%Bryan1,064
75.5%McKinley3,418
1.0%
R+52.0
D+13.3
R+44.5
4,526
R
15.9%Bryan783
81.2%McKinley4,005
2.9%
R+65.3
R+32.5
R+59.3
4,932
R
32.6%Cleveland1,440
65.4%Harrison2,892
2.0%
R+32.8
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R+34.5
4,421
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current representation
Current officeholders
DRob PlunkettState Senate · Bennington
DSeth BongartzState Senate · Bennington
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored by Bennington County's mix of small industrial towns and rural hill communities, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by 23.5 points, reflecting a consistent lean that has held across recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 65.3 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.2 points.
A population of 41,961, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,143 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Addison Senatorial District and Windham Senatorial District.
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How did Vermont Bennington Senatorial District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington Senatorial District voted Democratic by 26.2 points (D+26.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,645 votes cast, 15,734 went Democratic and 9,014 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington Senatorial District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington Senatorial District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington Senatorial District?
Vermont Bennington Senatorial District has a population of 41,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington Senatorial District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington Senatorial District is $74,143 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington Senatorial District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington Senatorial District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
