HarrisDemocratic50.9%17,171TrumpRepublican45.8%15,457OtherAll other candidates3.4%1,134
D+5.1- Lead
- 1,714
- Total
- 33,762
- vs nation
- D+6.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Vermont Rutland 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
BidenDemocratic53.6%18,019TrumpRepublican43.3%14,548OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,062
D+10.3- Lead
- 3,471
- Total
- 33,629
- vs nation
- D+5.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic46.0%13,484TrumpRepublican42.2%12,362OtherAll other candidates11.8%3,467
D+3.8- Lead
- 1,122
- Total
- 29,313
- vs nation
- D+1.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic59.7%16,917RomneyRepublican37.9%10,732OtherAll other candidates2.4%679
D+21.8- Lead
- 6,185
- Total
- 28,328
- vs nation
- D+18.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic61.2%19,162McCainRepublican36.6%11,473OtherAll other candidates2.1%671
D+24.6- Lead
- 7,689
- Total
- 31,306
- vs nation
- D+17.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic51.4%15,762BushRepublican46.6%14,301OtherAll other candidates2.0%628
D+4.8- Lead
- 1,461
- Total
- 30,691
- vs nation
- D+7.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic47.7%13,866BushRepublican46.1%13,413OtherAll other candidates6.2%1,817
D+1.6- Lead
- 453
- Total
- 29,096
- vs nation
- D+1.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic48.6%13,111DoleRepublican36.4%9,837OtherAll other candidates15.0%4,044
D+12.1- Lead
- 3,274
- Total
- 26,992
- vs nation
- D+3.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 60,0442024 5-year
- Population density
- 66 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 910 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $68,7082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59.4 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 8, NH · twin score 86.9
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Rutland 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
64.9%
13,122 votes · D+29.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 61.2%
Republican
William McKinley1896
78.1%
6,729 votes · R+59.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 77.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
19,162votes
61.2% of the vote · D+24.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 18,019 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
15,457votes
45.8% of the vote · D+5.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 15,091 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
+18.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+21.8 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +17.3 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+53.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+59.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +45.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrian CollamoreState Senate · Rutland
RDave WeeksState Senate · Rutland
RTerry WilliamsState Senate · Rutland
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.
Rutland Senatorial District, anchored by Vermont's second-largest city, swung to within 0.7 points in 2024 — making it one of the most competitive presidential geographies in an otherwise reliably blue state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.1 points.
A population of 60,044, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,708 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire 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 8
New Hampshire
86.9twin score
elasticity12-yr trendmedian age≠ % unaffiliated
Berkshire-Hampden-Franklin-Hampshire District
Massachusetts
83.3twin score
elasticitymedian age12-yr trend≠ population scale
State Senate District 10
New Hampshire
81.7twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectorymedian age≠ % unaffiliated
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 Rutland Senatorial District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Rutland Senatorial District voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,762 votes cast, 17,171 went Democratic and 15,457 went Republican.
When did Vermont Rutland Senatorial District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Rutland Senatorial District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Rutland Senatorial District?
Vermont Rutland Senatorial District has a population of 60,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Rutland Senatorial District?
Median household income in Vermont Rutland Senatorial District is $68,708 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Rutland Senatorial District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Rutland Senatorial District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.