HarrisDemocratic48.7%11,259TrumpRepublican47.8%11,062OtherAll other candidates3.5%818
D+0.9- Lead
- 197
- Total
- 23,139
- vs nation
- D+2.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Vermont Franklin Senatorial District
Contests in this Place (48 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic51.8%11,577TrumpRepublican44.7%9,981OtherAll other candidates3.5%789
D+7.1- Lead
- 1,596
- Total
- 22,347
- vs nation
- D+2.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic43.2%8,028TrumpRepublican41.6%7,737OtherAll other candidates15.2%2,821
D+1.6- Lead
- 291
- Total
- 18,586
- vs nation
- R+0.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic59.8%10,423RomneyRepublican38.1%6,637OtherAll other candidates2.1%367
D+21.7- Lead
- 3,786
- Total
- 17,427
- vs nation
- D+17.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic60.6%11,386McCainRepublican37.4%7,021OtherAll other candidates2.0%376
D+23.2- Lead
- 4,365
- Total
- 18,783
- vs nation
- D+16.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic52.4%9,257BushRepublican45.6%8,053OtherAll other candidates2.0%348
D+6.8- Lead
- 1,204
- Total
- 17,658
- vs nation
- D+9.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic48.7%8,277BushRepublican44.4%7,543OtherAll other candidates7.0%1,185
D+4.3- Lead
- 734
- Total
- 17,005
- vs nation
- D+3.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic53.2%7,630DoleRepublican29.2%4,188OtherAll other candidates17.7%2,533
D+24.0- Lead
- 3,442
- Total
- 14,351
- vs nation
- D+15.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+0.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 44,5082024 5-year
- Population density
- 85 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 526 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $76,8362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 16, ME · twin score 90.1
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Franklin Senatorial 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
72.1%
7,544 votes · D+44.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 60.6%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
71.9%
2,226 votes · R+47.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 71.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
11,577votes
51.8% of the vote · D+7.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 11,386 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
11,062votes
47.8% of the vote · D+0.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,981 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+21.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+44.3 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +17.9 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+42.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+48.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +32.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRandy BrockState Senate · Franklin
RBob NorrisState Senate · Franklin
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.
Franklin Senatorial District, anchored by the Canadian-border county of Franklin, runs about 7–8 points redder than the state as a whole in presidential contests, making it a reliable outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic-trending Vermont.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.9 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.
A population of 44,508, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,836 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and Orleans Senatorial District.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 16
Maine
90.1twin score
elasticity12-yr trendFrench ancestry≠ American ancestry
Orleans Senatorial District
Vermont
89.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory≠ % Catholic
State Senate District 20
Maine
89.0twin score
French ancestry% Whitepopulation scale≠ American ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermont Franklin Senatorial District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Franklin Senatorial District voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+0.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,139 votes cast, 11,259 went Democratic and 11,062 went Republican.
When did Vermont Franklin Senatorial District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Franklin Senatorial District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Franklin Senatorial District?
Vermont Franklin Senatorial District has a population of 44,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Franklin Senatorial District?
Median household income in Vermont Franklin Senatorial District is $76,836 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Franklin Senatorial District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Franklin Senatorial District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.