Vermont Bennington-5 State House District

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
vt-hd-b-5
State
Vermont
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
B-5
Land Area
18.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.08 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Vermont Bennington-5 State House District

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bennington County18.59 sq mi99.8%2.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bennington CDP3.86 sq mi20.7%80.0%
Pownal Center CDP0.45 sq mi2.4%28.7%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
VT At-Large8,144100.0%1.3%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
5,897
Active Voters
4,935 (83.7%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20244,015 (68.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20222,902 (49.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20203,584 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20182,308 (39.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20162,579 (43.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20141,557 (26.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20122,213 (37.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
8,437 (± 792)
Median Age
45.6
Median Household Income
$62,701 (± $6,104)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 181,28615.2%
18 to 644,98859.1%
65 and over2,16325.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2402.8%
White, not Hispanic7,62190.3%
Black, not Hispanic10.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1151.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic570.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4034.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
8,384
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
7,108

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic8,14697.2%
Hispanic2412.9%
White7,75392.5%
Black00.0%
Asian1271.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic6,91397.3%
Hispanic1952.7%
White6,68394.0%
Black630.9%
Asian1191.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native530.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).