Vermont has been a reliably Democratic state since 1992 and Hillary Clinton is expected to win the state’s 3 electoral votes.
Senator Patrick Leahy (Democratic) is up for re-election and expected to easily win.
Vermont Political Facts
Governor: Peter Shumlin (Democratic) – Current Term: 2015 – 2017
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 1
Electoral Votes: 3
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.
- Polls Close: 7 p.m.
- Vermont Voting Information
- Notes: n/a
Past Vermont Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 67% | Romney | 31% |
| 2008 | Obama | 67% | McCain | 30% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 59% | Bush | 39% |
| 2000 | Gore | 51% | Bush | 41% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 53% | Dole | 31% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 46% | Bush | 30% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 48% | Bush | 51% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 41% | Reagan | 58% |
| 1980 | Carter | 38% | Reagan | 44% |
| 1976 | Carter | 43% | Ford | 54% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 37% | Nixon | 63% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 44% | Nixon | 53% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 66% | Goldwater | 34% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 41% | Nixon | 59% |
Vermont State Facts
Population (2010 census): 625,741
Population Rank By State: 50
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 0.1%
Capital: Montpelier
Largest City: Burlington
State Nickname: Green Mountain State
More coverage of Vermont’s 2016 elections from other news sources:
- Attribution:
- census.gov
- govtrack.us
- FactMonster.com
- state map icons by anbileru adaleru from the Noun Project
- Ballotpedia.org – Poll Hours
- Senate and House CookPolitical.com