Presidential election in Vermont, 2020

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Vermont
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: March 3, 2020
Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders

Republican primary: March 3, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: Three votes
2020 winner: Joe Biden
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton (D)
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)

Presidential election by state, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election in Vermont on November 3, 2020. Biden won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump's (R) 232 electoral votes.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020. Trump won the Republican primary and he was allocated all 17 of the state's delegates.[1][2]

Vermont was one of seven states with three votes in the Electoral College, making it tied for fewest. Vermont was carried by the Democratic presidential candidate in every election between 1992 and 2016; the last Republican to carry the state was George H.W. Bush (R). Between 1900 and 2016, Vermont backed the Republican presidential candidate in 70% of elections and the Democratic candidate in 26.67%.

In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton (D) carried Vermont with 56.7% of the vote to Trump's 30.3%.

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Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Vermont, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
65.5
 
242,820 3
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
30.4
 
112,704 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.0
 
3,608 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.4
 
1,310 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
1,269 0
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H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)
 
0.3
 
1,175 0
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Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)
 
0.2
 
856 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)
 
0.1
 
213 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
209 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
208 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.1
 
195 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Liberty Union Party)
 
0.0
 
166 0
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Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)
 
0.0
 
141 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
137 0
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Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)
 
0.0
 
126 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
100 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.0
 
65 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
54 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Taja Iwanow (Independent)
 
0.0
 
53 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.0
 
48 0
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Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)
 
0.0
 
29 0
  Other write-in votes
 
1.5
 
5,482 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 370,968



Primary election

Vermont Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Bernie Sanders
 
50.7
 
79,921 11
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Joe Biden
 
22.0
 
34,669 5
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Elizabeth Warren
 
12.5
 
19,785 0
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Michael Bloomberg
 
9.4
 
14,828 0
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Pete Buttigieg
 
2.4
 
3,709 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
1.3
 
1,991 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.8
 
1,303 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.4
 
591 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.1
 
202 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.1
 
137 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
0.1
 
135 0
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Mark Stewart Greenstein
 
0.1
 
110 0
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Julián Castro
 
0.0
 
52 0
  Other
 
0.1
 
219 0

 Source

Total votes: 157,652 • Total pledged delegates: 16


Vermont Republican presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
87.6
 
33,984 17
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Bill Weld
 
10.2
 
3,971 0
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Roque De La Fuente
 
0.9
 
341 0
  Other
 
1.2
 
480 0

 Source

Total votes: 38,776 • Total pledged delegates: 17


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Vermont

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Vermont held its Democratic primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Vermont had an estimated 24 delegates comprised of 16 pledged delegates and eight superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[3] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[4] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Vermont held its Republican primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Vermont had an estimated 17 delegates. Delegate allocation was hybrid.
  • The Republican primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[5]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[6]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Vermont

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Vermont in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Vermont, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Vermont, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Vermont Qualified political parties 1,000 Fixed by statute $2,000.00 Fixed by statute 12/16/2019 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Vermont, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Vermont 1,000 Fixed by statute N/A N/A 8/3/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Vermont, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 56.7% 178,573 3
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 30.3% 95,369 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.2% 10,078 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 2.1% 6,758 0
         Independent Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.3% 1,063 0
         Liberty Union Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear 0.1% 327 0
         - Write-in votes 7.3% 22,899 0
    Total Votes 315,067 3
    Election results via: Vermont Secretary of State

    Primary election

    Vermont Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 85.7% 115,900 16
    Hillary Clinton 13.6% 18,338 0
    Martin O'Malley 0.2% 282 0
    Roque De La Fuente 0.1% 80 0
    Other 0.2% 238 0
    Spoiled votes 0.1% 158 0
    Blank votes 0.2% 260
    Totals 135,256 16
    Source: Vermont Secretary of State and CNN


    Vermont Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 32.3% 19,974 8
    John Kasich 30% 18,534 8
    Marco Rubio 19.1% 11,781 0
    Ted Cruz 9.6% 5,932 0
    Ben Carson 4.1% 2,551 0
    Jeb Bush 1.8% 1,106 0
    Rand Paul 0.7% 423 0
    Chris Christie 0.6% 361 0
    Carly Fiorina 0.3% 212 0
    Rick Santorum 0.3% 164 0
    Other 0.6% 390 0
    Spoiled votes 0.2% 137 0
    Blank votes 0.3% 191 0
    Totals 61,756 16
    Source: Vermont Secretary of State and CNN

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Vermont, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 66.6% 199,239 3
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 31% 92,698 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 1.2% 3,487 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.5% 1,427 0
         Justice Ross Anderson/Luis Rodriguez 0.4% 1,128 0
         Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay/Yari Osorio 0.2% 695 0
         Write-in Jill Stein 0.2% 594 0
    Total Votes 299,268 3
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Virgil Goode and Roseanne Barr.[7]

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Vermont, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 67.6% 219,262 3
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 30.5% 98,974 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 1% 3,339 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.4% 1,398 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.3% 1,067 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.2% 500 0
    Total Votes 324,540 3
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Roger Calero, Gloria LaRiva, Brian Moore and Cynthia McKinney.[8]

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Vermont presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 10 Democratic wins
    • 22 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Vermont's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Vermont, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Vermont participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Vermont voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[9]
    • Vermont voted Democratic 26.67 percent of the time and Republican 70 percent of the time.

    Third party votes

    In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.[10]

    Presidential election voting record in Vermont, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Vermont and Vermont elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    • Democrats held a supermajority in the Vermont State Senate, with 22 members to Republicans' six members. Two additional members of the state Senate were affiliated with the Vermont Progressive Party.
    • Democrats held a majority in the Vermont House of Representatives with 95 seats to Republicans' 43 seats. Members of the Vermont Progressive Party held seven seats, and independents held five.

    Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
    Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R R R
    Senate D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    House R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

    Vermont quick stats
    • Became a state in 1791
    • 14th state admitted to the United States
    • Montpelier, Vermont's capital, had a population of 7,855 as of the 2010
      U.S. census, making it the least populous state capital in the nation.[12]
    • Members of the Vermont State Senate: 30
    • Members of the Vermont House of Representatives: 150
    • U.S. senators: 2
    • U.S. representatives: 1
    More Vermont coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Vermont
     VermontU.S.
    Total population:626,088316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):9,2173,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:94.9%73.6%
    Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
    Asian:1.4%5.1%
    Native American:0.3%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:1.9%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:1.7%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:91.8%86.7%
    College graduation rate:36%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$55,176$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:13.2%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Vermont Presidential Primary 2020," March 3, 2020
    2. ↑ USA Today, "Vermont Republican Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    5. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    6. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    7. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    8. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    9. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    10. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1904-1912," accessed June 21, 2016
    11. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    12. ↑ World Population Review, "Montpelier, Vermont Population 2019," accessed May 7, 2019
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