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1876–2024
Barre, VT·Vermont

Barre, VT has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+43 in 2024.

Vermont's granite capital, where labor roots shape a reliably left-leaning electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
LatestD+43in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population60,0172024 ACS

Barre, VT, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+43%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+43MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
60,0172024 5-year
Median household income
$83,4492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Barre, VT
HarrisD+43
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.0%24,595
Donald TrumpRepublican25.9%9,218
OtherAll other candidates5.1%1,834
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +43.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+43.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−23.0%
1896−50.3%
1900−39.7%
1904−48.5%
1908−39.3%
1912−15.5%
1916−20.1%
1920−52.7%
1924−59.4%
1928−38.2%
1932−18.0%
1936−1.7%
1940−4.3%
1944−10.9%
1948−22.4%
1952−45.6%
1956−43.0%
1960−19.0%
1964+35.2%
1968−8.8%
1972−23.9%
1976−10.6%
1980−0.7%
1984−10.1%
1988−2.1%
1992+13.7%
1996+25.2%
2000+12.9%
2004+24.5%
2008+41.0%
2012+41.8%
2016+34.1%
2020+46.1%
2024+43.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+43.1%
24,5959,21835,647
D
+46.1%
25,1918,92835,307
D
+34.1%
18,5947,99331,086
D
+41.8%
20,3518,09329,307
D
+41.0%
22,3249,12932,200
D
+24.5%
19,17711,46131,448
D
+12.9%
15,28111,44829,749
D
+25.2%
14,2677,75025,884
D
+13.7%
13,4529,42429,338
R
−2.1%
12,69013,25326,294
R
−10.1%
11,16313,70625,158
R
−0.7%
9,5599,71423,151
R
−10.6%
8,76410,91920,259
R
−23.9%
7,59612,42120,169
R
−8.8%
7,8269,38717,839
D
+35.2%
12,0025,75017,763
R
−19.0%
7,11610,45817,578
R
−43.0%
4,52011,35115,876
R
−45.6%
4,46011,97916,503
R
−22.4%
4,8397,72012,883
R
−10.9%
5,7497,16212,911
R
−4.3%
7,7278,42616,203
R
−1.7%
8,0738,35116,490
R
−18.0%
5,7778,39314,540
R
−38.2%
4,4089,89114,353
R
−59.4%
1,7158,52511,474
R
−52.7%
1,9536,4188,471
R
−20.1%
2,7324,2167,382
R
−15.5%
1,7432,7976,779
R
−39.3%
1,6103,8235,634
R
−48.5%
1,2473,8075,282
R
−39.7%
1,6223,8195,540
R
−50.3%
1,3964,4766,123
R
−23.0%
1,9403,1345,199
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.0%
Irish
17.4%
German
10.5%
French
9.3%
Italian
8.5%
Scottish
6.4%
American
5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
6.3%
65–74
6.8%
7.2%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
6.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.7%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.8%
18–24
3.4%
7.1%
5–17
6.8%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,449
Barre, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Barre, VT$83,449
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.8%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Methodist
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Barre anchors Washington County with a working-class identity forged in the quarry industry; its electorate leans Democratic but has shown independence on local races, reflecting the region's Yankee pragmatism more than strict party loyalty.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-six points in 2020 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.

A population of 60,017, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,449 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Barre, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barre, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.1 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,647 votes cast, 24,595 went Democratic and 9,218 went Republican.
What is Barre, VT, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Barre, VT, Vermont in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Barre, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Barre, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Barre, VT, Vermont?
Barre, VT, Vermont has a population of 60,017 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barre, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Barre, VT, Vermont is $83,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Barre, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barre, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.