VT — U.S. Senate seats
Statewide. 2026 cycle.
Who lives in this state
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Vermont. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 647,106 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $81,203 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $46,500 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.5% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.453 |
| Race | White alone | 90.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 1.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 94.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 70.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 43.8% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 18.6% |
| Household | Family households | 58.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.28 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 33.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $316,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,234 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 19.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.2% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 68.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.9% |
Currently seated senators
- Sanders, Bernard (I) · b. 1941
- Welch, Peter (D) · b. 1947
Senate candidates running (2022–2026)
| Candidate | Party | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, BERNARD | I | 2030 |
| WELCH, PETER | D | 2028 |
| BERRY, STEVE | I | 2024 |
| GREENSTEIN, MARK STEWART | I | 2024 |
| HILL, MATT FOR | L | 2024 |
| MALLOY, GERALD | R | 2024 |
| SANDERS, BERNARD | I | 2024 |
| SCHOVILLE, JUSTIN | OTHER | 2024 |
| ABBOTT, MARTHA | OTHER | 2022 |
| BIBONA, ROSALIE MAE | D | 2022 |
| COESTER, C. MARK MR | OTHER | 2022 |
| DIAMONDSTONE KOHOUT, NATASHA | OTHER | 2022 |
| DUKE, STEPHEN | I | 2022 |
| ELLIS, DAWN MARIE | I | 2022 |
| ERICSON, CRIS MS. | I | 2022 |
| EVANS FRANTZ, ISAAC | D | 2022 |
| EVANS-FRANTZ, ISAAC | D | 2022 |
| HELALI, CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH | OTHER | 2022 |
| LEAHY, PATRICK J | D | 2022 |
| MALLOY, GERALD | R | 2022 |
| MERMEL, MYERS | R | 2022 |
| NOLAN, CHRISTINA | R | 2022 |
| NOLFI, BARBARA | OTHER | 2022 |
| PIERCE, BROCK | I | 2022 |
| RAHEB, KERRY | I | 2022 |
| SULLIVAN, THOMAS | R | 2022 |
| THRAN, ALEXANDRA NICOLE | D | 2022 |
| TUTHILL, JUSTIN | R | 2022 |
| WELCH, PETER | D | 2022 |