Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 861,9112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,3022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Burlington-Plattsburgh
HarrisD+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.8% | 287,546 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 36.7% | 176,678 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.5% | 16,902 |
D+60R+60
17 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −26.9% |
| 1896 | −53.9% |
| 1900 | −41.9% |
| 1904 | −45.9% |
| 1908 | −41.2% |
| 1912 | −10.4% |
| 1916 | −20.8% |
| 1920 | −45.6% |
| 1924 | −50.4% |
| 1928 | −24.5% |
| 1932 | −10.9% |
| 1936 | −12.0% |
| 1940 | −8.5% |
| 1944 | −10.8% |
| 1948 | −21.1% |
| 1952 | −39.6% |
| 1956 | −43.8% |
| 1960 | −12.9% |
| 1964 | +34.3% |
| 1968 | −11.2% |
| 1972 | −28.5% |
| 1976 | −13.0% |
| 1980 | −9.1% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −8.4% |
| 1992 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | +19.9% |
| 2000 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | +31.7% |
| 2012 | +30.4% |
| 2016 | +19.1% |
| 2020 | +27.2% |
| 2024 | +23.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 287,546 | 176,678 | 481,126 | ||
| D | 294,485 | 165,727 | 473,492 | ||
| D | 223,532 | 144,424 | 415,201 | ||
| D | 252,330 | 132,643 | 393,918 | ||
| D | 275,025 | 140,868 | 423,504 | ||
| D | 231,058 | 170,285 | 409,837 | ||
| D | 187,571 | 162,268 | 378,489 | ||
| D | 178,978 | 111,439 | 339,874 | ||
| D | 164,562 | 124,547 | 373,542 | ||
| R | 143,845 | 170,428 | 317,805 | ||
| R | 117,527 | 186,901 | 307,249 | ||
| R | 108,093 | 133,955 | 284,336 | ||
| R | 109,485 | 143,027 | 257,436 | ||
| R | 91,311 | 164,821 | 258,120 | ||
| R | 95,615 | 120,876 | 225,274 | ||
| D | 155,354 | 76,064 | 231,475 | ||
| R | 104,678 | 135,559 | 240,295 | ||
| R | 62,155 | 159,217 | 221,396 | ||
| R | 67,098 | 155,359 | 222,979 | ||
| R | 71,228 | 110,163 | 184,741 | ||
| R | 84,143 | 104,577 | 188,849 | ||
| R | 97,895 | 116,239 | 214,626 | ||
| R | 93,036 | 118,463 | 212,418 | ||
| R | 88,295 | 110,097 | 200,345 | ||
| R | 73,808 | 121,981 | 196,428 | ||
| R | 33,336 | 109,022 | 150,176 | ||
| R | 36,778 | 99,676 | 137,857 | ||
| R | 36,375 | 56,036 | 94,301 | ||
| R | 26,345 | 35,853 | 91,246 | ||
| R | 23,727 | 59,082 | 85,749 | ||
| R | 22,051 | 61,590 | 86,171 | ||
| R | 25,068 | 62,394 | 88,992 | ||
| R | 19,809 | 69,640 | 92,446 | ||
| R | 30,971 | 54,671 | 88,108 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.4%
Irish
16.3%
German
10.0%
French
9.9%
Italian
6.9%
American
6.6%
Scottish
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: 43.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,302
Burlington-Plattsburgh ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burlington-Plattsburgh$81,302
Vermont$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burlington anchors Vermont's most reliably left-leaning corridor, while the Plattsburgh side stretches into Clinton and Essex counties—North Country territory where margins tighten and ticket-splitting remains a live variable.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-four points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 861,911, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,302 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 481,126 votes cast, 287,546 went Democratic and 176,678 went Republican.
What is Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Burlington-Plattsburgh, 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont has a population of 861,911 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont is $81,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.