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1876–2024
Burlington-South Burlington, VT·Vermont

Burlington-South Burlington, VT has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+41 in 2024.

Vermont's most populous metro, where college-town density shapes statewide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
LatestD+41in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population227,8462024 ACS

Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+41%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+41MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
227,8462024 5-year
Median household income
$93,3472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
HarrisD+41
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2024 presidential margin by county for Burlington-South Burlington, VT, VTA map of the constituent counties of Burlington-South Burlington, VT, VT, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Grand Isle County, VT · D+21Chittenden County, VT · D+53Franklin County, VT · D+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic68.3%86,889
Donald TrumpRepublican27.0%34,397
OtherAll other candidates4.7%5,935
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +41.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+41.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−28.2%
1896−50.4%
1900−35.6%
1904−45.6%
1908−37.7%
1912−1.8%
1916−13.4%
1920−34.7%
1924−45.3%
1928+1.0%
1932+11.1%
1936+14.2%
1940+16.7%
1944+16.8%
1948+3.5%
1952−16.3%
1956−16.5%
1960+12.4%
1964+42.3%
1968+5.7%
1972−21.6%
1976−8.6%
1980+1.0%
1984−12.2%
1988+2.6%
1992+20.8%
1996+26.5%
2000+15.2%
2004+24.7%
2008+40.2%
2012+37.4%
2016+34.3%
2020+44.3%
2024+41.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+41.3%
86,88934,397127,221
D
+44.3%
91,47734,101129,596
D
+34.3%
66,25928,840108,936
D
+37.4%
68,21430,447101,043
D
+40.2%
75,48431,580109,169
D
+24.7%
62,21337,112101,693
D
+15.2%
50,50536,05094,849
D
+26.5%
46,64424,59583,107
D
+20.8%
44,76225,58992,251
D
+2.6%
37,92635,98974,908
R
−12.2%
31,56540,43772,957
D
+1.0%
25,88025,25562,628
R
−8.6%
24,46829,20755,251
R
−21.6%
20,80432,43153,786
D
+5.7%
23,17720,59345,490
D
+42.3%
31,63612,81744,456
D
+12.4%
24,80619,31444,120
R
−16.5%
15,91822,21138,129
R
−16.3%
15,42921,45837,053
D
+3.5%
15,18014,13029,746
D
+16.8%
17,62512,55430,180
D
+16.7%
19,50613,90033,540
D
+14.2%
18,63113,97632,703
D
+11.1%
16,09412,85629,198
D
+1.0%
15,33015,01730,425
R
−45.3%
4,65013,46319,453
R
−34.7%
6,26013,01219,459
R
−13.4%
5,3136,98912,462
R
−1.8%
3,7933,99411,378
R
−37.7%
2,8866,5309,670
R
−45.6%
2,4226,7139,408
R
−35.6%
3,2847,00110,451
R
−50.4%
2,7248,61311,692
R
−28.2%
3,4826,30710,019
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.5%
English
17.0%
German
11.7%
French
9.5%
Italian
7.3%
American
6.8%
Polish
2.8%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
5.4%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
7.0%
25–34
6.8%
6.4%
18–24
6.7%
6.9%
5–17
6.6%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,347
Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$93,347
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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.9%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Spanish1.3%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.6%
Other Christian
9.5%
Non-Christian
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
1.8%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Vermont and a compact urban core on Lake Champlain, the Burlington metro consistently delivers the state's largest Democratic vote margins, anchoring Vermont's federal election outcomes despite the state's otherwise rural character.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-four points in 2020 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.

A population of 227,846, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,347 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 41.3 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 127,221 votes cast, 86,889 went Democratic and 34,397 went Republican.
What is Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Burlington-South Burlington, 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont has a population of 227,846 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont is $93,347 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.