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1876–2024
Brattleboro, VT·Vermont

Brattleboro, VT has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+42 in 2024.

A small Vermont hub where independent voters routinely shape local outcomes

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
LatestD+42in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population45,9232024 ACS

Brattleboro, VT, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+42MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
45,9232024 5-year
Median household income
$72,2172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+49 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brattleboro, VT
HarrisD+42
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic68.7%18,287
Donald TrumpRepublican26.4%7,039
OtherAll other candidates4.8%1,287
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: +42.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+42.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−41.1%
1896−72.5%
1900−58.7%
1904−61.6%
1908−59.5%
1912−14.6%
1916−32.5%
1920−61.5%
1924−71.3%
1928−55.5%
1932−33.1%
1936−33.1%
1940−26.3%
1944−33.0%
1948−43.2%
1952−55.5%
1956−60.2%
1960−35.4%
1964+33.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−20.8%
1976−7.4%
1980−7.4%
1984−9.2%
1988+6.8%
1992+26.1%
1996+27.3%
2000+18.4%
2004+35.2%
2008+48.1%
2012+48.7%
2016+39.3%
2020+47.3%
2024+42.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+42.3%
18,2877,03926,613
D
+47.3%
18,7676,44026,035
D
+39.3%
14,3405,45422,634
D
+48.7%
16,0265,34721,937
D
+48.1%
17,5855,99724,081
D
+35.2%
15,4897,28023,316
D
+18.4%
11,3197,35821,491
D
+27.3%
10,4265,26118,915
D
+26.1%
11,4145,81621,411
D
+6.8%
9,8398,57218,653
R
−9.2%
8,2069,88018,279
R
−7.4%
5,8307,06216,598
R
−7.4%
6,7947,92815,232
R
−20.8%
5,9259,06215,100
R
−12.3%
5,3536,91612,721
D
+33.4%
8,3714,18012,555
R
−35.4%
4,3589,12813,486
R
−60.2%
2,4749,97912,475
R
−55.5%
2,7909,77412,595
R
−43.2%
2,7707,14810,140
R
−33.0%
3,3766,70810,089
R
−26.3%
4,1017,03111,159
R
−33.1%
3,6997,36911,095
R
−33.1%
3,6597,34711,129
R
−55.5%
2,3988,41010,824
R
−71.3%
1,0917,6389,183
R
−61.5%
1,3025,5516,908
R
−32.5%
1,6983,3755,153
R
−14.6%
1,3272,1435,602
R
−59.5%
9063,7384,758
R
−61.6%
8093,7354,752
R
−58.7%
1,0143,9484,996
R
−72.5%
6704,8295,739
R
−41.1%
1,4963,6565,259
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
18.6%
German
12.0%
Italian
9.2%
French
6.5%
American
4.9%
Polish
4.5%
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: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.3%
3.2%
75–84
4.0%
8.0%
65–74
8.0%
7.7%
55–64
8.3%
5.5%
45–54
5.7%
5.6%
35–44
6.2%
5.0%
25–34
5.0%
4.7%
18–24
3.8%
6.8%
5–17
6.3%
2.1%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,217
Brattleboro, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brattleboro, VT$72,217
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
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.5%
Other Christian
5.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Non-Christian
3.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Methodist
0.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Brattleboro anchors Windham County, one of Vermont's most reliably progressive corners, yet its arts-economy mix and significant unaffiliated voter share give local races an unpredictability rare in the surrounding rural towns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-nine points in 2012 and a Republican high of seventy-two points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.

A population of 45,923, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,217 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brattleboro, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brattleboro, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.3 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,613 votes cast, 18,287 went Democratic and 7,039 went Republican.
What is Brattleboro, VT, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Brattleboro, 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brattleboro, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Brattleboro, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Brattleboro, VT, Vermont has a population of 45,923 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont is $72,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.