Vermont presidential election results and history

Vermont has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 29 of the 50 with a recorded winner (58%).

Current members of Congress from Vermont (3)

Bernard Sanders Senator · Independent
Peter Welch Senator · Democrat
Becca Balint At-large district · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris31.5 pts
Electoral votes: 3
Republican wins: 33
Democratic wins: 10

Vermont, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Vermont

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	63.8%	Donald J. Trump	31.5	3	369,422	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	66.1%	Donald J. Trump	35.4	3	367,428	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	56.7%	Donald J. Trump	26.4	3	315,067	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	66.6%	Mitt Romney	35.6	3	299,290	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	67.5%	John McCain	37.0	3	325,046	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	58.9%	George W. Bush	20.1	3	312,309	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	50.6%	George W. Bush	9.9	3	294,308	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	53.4%	Robert Dole	22.3	3	258,449	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	46.1%	George H. W. Bush	15.7	3	289,701	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	51.1%	Michael Dukakis	3.5	3	243,328	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	57.9%	Walter Mondale	17.1	3	234,561	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	44.4%	Jimmy Carter	5.9	3	213,299	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	54.4%	Jimmy Carter	11.3	3	187,765	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	62.7%	George McGovern	26.2	3	186,947	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	52.8%	Hubert Humphrey	9.2	3	161,404	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	66.3%	Barry Goldwater	32.6	3	163,089	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	58.6%	John F. Kennedy	17.3	3	167,324	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	72.2%	Adlai Stevenson	44.4	3	152,978	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	71.5%	Adlai Stevenson	43.2	3	153,557	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	61.5%	Harry S Truman	24.6	3	123,382	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	57.1%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	14.1	3	125,361	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	54.8%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	9.9	3	143,062	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Alfred M. Landon	56.4%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	13.2	3	143,689	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1932	Herbert Hoover	57.7%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	16.6	3	136,980	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1928	Herbert Hoover	66.9%	Alfred E. Smith	34.0	4	135,191	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	78.2%	John W. Davis	62.6	4	102,917	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	75.8%	James M. Cox	52.6	4	89,961	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	62.4%	Woodrow Wilson	27.2	4	64,475	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	William Howard Taft	37.1%	Theodore Roosevelt	1.9	4	62,804	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1908	William Howard Taft	75.1%	William Jennings Bryan	53.3	4	52,680	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	78.0%	Alton B. Parker	59.1	4	51,888	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	75.7%	William Jennings Bryan	52.9	4	56,212	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	80.1%	William Jennings Bryan	64.2	4	63,831	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	68.1%	Grover Cleveland	38.8	4	55,793	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	71.2%	Grover Cleveland	44.8	4	63,476	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	66.5%	Grover Cleveland	37.3	4	59,409	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	70.0%	Winfield S. Hancock	41.9	5	65,098	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	68.4%	Samuel Tilden	37.0	5	64,460	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	78.3%	Horace Greeley	57.7	5	52,961	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	78.6%	Horatio Seymour	57.1	5	56,224	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	76.1%	George McClellan	52.2	5	55,740	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	75.8%	Stephen Douglas	56.2	5	44,712	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	78.1%	James Buchanan	57.2	5	50,675	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Winfield Scott	50.6%	Franklin Pierce	20.8	5	43,838	Franklin Pierce ✗
1848	Zachary Taylor	48.3%	Martin Van Buren	19.4	6	47,897	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	54.9%	James K. Polk	17.9	6	48,765	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	63.9%	Martin Van Buren	28.4	7	50,782	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	59.8%	Martin Van Buren	19.8	7	35,099	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	William Wirt	40.5%	Henry Clay	6.0	7	32,344	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	John Quincy Adams	74.2%	Andrew Jackson	48.8	7	32,833	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	7 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to John Quincy Adams	—	—	—	—	—	John Quincy Adams

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Questions and answers

How has Vermont voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 31.5 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 35.4 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 26.4 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 35.6 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 37.0 points.

When did Vermont last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Vermont last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Vermont vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Vermont backed the national winner in 29 of 50 elections in this record (58%).

Is Vermont a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 35.6 points, Democratic by 26.4 points, Democratic by 35.4 points and Democratic by 31.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data