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Bennington, VT politics & representatives

Bennington is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.

Who represents Bennington in Washington and in Vermont, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Bennington voted in 2024

Official results for Bennington's own voters.

President 7,177 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
59.0%
Donald J TrumpRepublican
37.5%
Others
3.5%

Bennington County: Harris 59.5%, Trump 37.2% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%

U.S. Senate 6,971 votes

Bernie SandersIndependent / other
60.9%
Gerald MalloyRepublican
30.8%
Others
8.3%

Bennington County: Sanders 58.5%, Malloy 32.6% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%

Governor 6,990 votes

Phil ScottRepublican
64.9%
Esther CharlestinIndependent / other
23.2%
Others
11.9%

Bennington County: Scott 69.3%, Charlestin 21.2% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%

U.S. House · Vermont's at-large district 350,616 votes

Becca BalintDemocrat
62.3%
Mark CoesterIndependent / other
29.8%
Others
7.9%

Whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Bennington in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Vermont

Bernard Sanders
Bernard SandersU.S. SenatorIndependent · Serving since 2007 Official site ↗202-224-5141
Peter Welch
Peter WelchU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2023 Official site ↗202-224-4242

U.S. House · Vermont's at-large district

Becca Balint
Becca BalintU.S. RepresentativeDemocrat · Serving since 2023 Official site ↗202-225-4115
In Vermont

Who represents Bennington in state government

Phil ScottGovernor of VermontRepublican · Serving since 2017 Official site ↗802-828-3333

State Senate · District Bennington

Rob PlunkettState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗Email
Seth BongartzState SenatorDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State House · District Bennington-2 Covers about 80% of Bennington

Timothy CorcoranState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email
Will GreerState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email

State House · District Bennington-5 Covers about 20% of Bennington

Mary MorrisseyState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗Email
Michael NigroState RepresentativeDemocrat Official site ↗Email

Bennington is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Bennington's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Bennington by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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