2020 United States presidential election in Vermont

The 2020 United States presidential election in Vermont is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate.[1] Vermont voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Vermont has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2] Vermont is currently one of three states where Independent candidate Kanye West is currently on the ballot, the other two states being Colorado and Oklahoma. [3]

Main article: 2020 United States presidential election
2020 United States presidential election in Vermont
November 3, 2020
Turnout%
 
Nominee Donald Trump Joe Biden Jo Jorgensen
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Home state Florida Delaware South Carolina
Running mate Mike Pence Kamala Harris Spike Cohen
Incumbent President

Donald Trump
Republican
Elections in Vermont

Primary elections

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on March 3, 2020. Donald Trump and Bill Weld were among the declared Republican candidates.

Results

Bill Weld's 10% share of the vote was his best performance of any state.

2020 Vermont Republican primary[4]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[5]
Donald Trump 33,984 86.49 17
Bill Weld 3,971 10.11 0
Rocky De La Fuente 341 0.87 0
Write-ins 480 1.22 0
Overvotes 37 0.09 0
Blank votes 478 1.22 0
Total 39,291 100% 17

Results by county
  Trump—80–85%
2020 Vermont Republican primary

(results per county)[6]

County Donald Trump Bill Weld Rocky De La Fuente Write-ins Overvotes Blank votes Total votes cast
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Addison 2,147 85.27 270 10.72 24 0.95 32 1.27 2 0.08 43 1.71 2,518
Bennington 1,996 87.24 217 9.48 18 0.79 20 0.87 1 0.04 36 1.57 2,288
Caledonia 1,821 87.30 181 8.68 18 0.86 27 1.29 7 0.34 32 1.53 2,086
Chittenden 6,660 84.98 881 11.24 73 0.93 111 1.42 9 0.11 103 1.31 7,837
Essex 681 92.65 24 3.27 3 0.41 13 1.77 0 0 14 1.90 735
Franklin 3,307 89.60 264 7.15 34 0.92 42 1.14 0 0 44 1.19 3,691
Grand Isle 633 90.95 43 6.18 4 0.57 6 0.86 0 0 10 1.44 696
Lamoille 1,036 84.36 150 12.21 10 0.81 23 1.87 2 0.16 7 0.57 1,228
Orange 1,391 83.59 215 12.92 15 0.90 19 1.14 2 0.12 22 1.32 1,664
Orleans 1,392 90.04 113 7.31 11 0.71 12 0.78 0 0 18 1.16 1,546
Rutland 5,303 90.63 399 6.82 43 0.73 70 1.20 3 0.05 33 0.56 5,851
Washington 2,875 82.31 486 13.91 46 1.32 30 0.86 6 0.17 50 1.43 3,493
Windham 1,581 82.22 275 14.30 15 0.78 27 1.40 3 0.16 22 1.14 1,923
Windsor 3,161 84.63 453 12.13 27 0.72 48 1.29 2 0.05 44 1.18 3,735
Total 33,984 86.49 3,971 10.11 341 0.87 480 1.22 37 0.09 478 1.22 39,291

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on March 3, 2020. Bernie Sanders, one of the two current senators from Vermont and a 2016 Democratic primary candidate, declared his candidacy on February 19, 2019, after speculation he would do so.[7][8] Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren were among the other major declared candidates.[9][10]

Results
Popular vote share by county
  Sanders—40–50%
  Sanders—50–60%
2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary[11]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[12]
Bernie Sanders 79,921 50.57 11
Joe Biden 34,669 21.94 5
Elizabeth Warren 19,785 12.52 0
Michael Bloomberg 14,828 9.38 0
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn†) 3,709 2.35 0
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn†) 1,991 1.26 0
Tulsi Gabbard 1,303 0.82 0
Andrew Yang (withdrawn†) 591 0.37 0
Tom Steyer (withdrawn†) 202 0.13 0
Deval Patrick (withdrawn†) 137 0.09 0
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) 135 0.09 0
Mark Stewart 110 0.07 0
Julian Castro (withdrawn) 52 0.03 0
Write-ins[lower-alpha 1] 219 0.14 0
Overvotes 57 0.04 0
Blank votes 323 0.20 0
Total 158,032 100% 16

†Candidate withdrew after no-excuse, in-person absentee voting started.

Results by county
2020 Vermont Democratic primary

(results per county)[13]

County Bernie Sanders Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren Michael Bloomberg Pete Buttigieg Amy Klobuchar Tulsi Gabbard Andrew Yang Tom Steyer Deval Patrick Marianne Williamson Mark Stewart Julian Castro Write-ins Overvotes Blank votes Total votes cast
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Addison 5,069 48.61 2,256 21.63 1,581 15.16 974 9.34 227 2.18 117 1.12 67 0.64 34 0.33 15 0.14 7 0.07 6 0.06 11 0.11 5 0.05 17 0.16 7 0.07 35 0.34 10,428
Bennington 3,568 45.10 2,308 29.17 813 10.28 827 10.45 158 2.00 69 0.87 62 0.78 27 0.34 10 0.13 20 0.25 9 0.11 4 0.05 5 0.06 17 0.21 3 0.04 12 0.15 7,912
Caledonia 2,749 50.88 1,182 21.88 656 12.14 501 9.27 121 2.24 56 1.04 59 1.09 33 0.61 5 0.09 10 0.19 6 0.11 4 0.07 1 0.02 5 0.09 7 0.13 8 0.15 5,403
Chittenden 26,465 51.98 9,959 19.56 6,972 13.69 4,647 9.13 1,254 2.46 777 1.53 375 0.74 173 0.34 43 0.08 22 0.04 37 0.07 27 0.05 14 0.03 56 0.11 9 0.02 83 0.16 50,913
Essex 408 43.78 275 29.51 55 5.90 117 12.55 22 2.36 15 1.61 10 1.07 7 0.75 2 0.21 0 0 0 0 2 0.21 0 0 7 0.75 1 0.11 11 1.18 932
Franklin 3,962 50.14 1,919 24.28 527 6.67 1,021 12.92 194 2.46 81 1.03 57 0.72 47 0.59 7 0.09 8 0.10 14 0.18 7 0.09 4 0.05 25 0.32 3 0.04 26 0.33 7,902
Grand Isle 936 46.73 475 23.71 178 8.89 284 14.18 54 2.70 31 1.55 17 0.85 9 0.45 2 0.10 0 0 1 0.05 2 0.10 0 0 3 0.15 2 0.10 9 0.45 2,003
Lamoille 3,146 53.57 1,271 21.64 495 8.43 680 11.58 114 1.94 65 1.11 37 0.63 26 0.44 5 0.09 4 0.07 2 0.03 0 0 2 0.03 9 0.15 1 0.02 16 0.27 5,873
Orange 3,283 52.10 1,342 21.30 885 14.05 451 7.16 134 2.13 85 1.35 60 0.95 20 0.32 8 0.13 6 0.10 4 0.06 2 0.03 2 0.03 5 0.08 3 0.05 11 0.17 6,301
Orleans 1,985 51.53 899 23.34 341 8.85 439 11.40 67 1.74 37 0.96 35 0.91 14 0.36 5 0.13 4 0.10 7 0.18 5 0.13 1 0.03 1 0.03 2 0.05 10 0.26 3,852
Rutland 5,585 46.49 3,275 27.26 979 8.15 1,463 12.18 310 2.58 133 1.11 122 1.02 46 0.38 18 0.15 16 0.13 15 0.12 15 0.12 5 0.04 16 0.13 5 0.04 11 0.09 12,014
Washington 8,668 51.76 3,260 19.47 2,479 14.80 1,347 8.04 467 2.79 178 1.06 134 0.80 66 0.39 17 0.10 9 0.05 23 0.14 16 0.10 9 0.05 19 0.11 6 0.04 49 0.29 16,747
Windham 6,857 55.21 2,316 18.65 1,844 14.85 748 6.02 237 1.91 171 1.38 115 0.93 36 0.29 31 0.25 17 0.14 6 0.05 9 0.07 2 0.02 13 0.10 4 0.03 13 0.10 12,419
Windsor 7,240 47.22 3,932 25.64 1,980 12.91 1,329 8.67 350 2.28 176 1.15 153 1.00 53 0.35 34 0.22 14 0.09 5 0.03 6 0.04 2 0.01 26 0.17 4 0.03 29 0.19 15,333
Total 79,921 50.57 34,669 21.94 19,785 12.52 14,828 9.38 3,709 2.35 1,991 1.26 1,303 0.82 591 0.37 202 0.13 137 0.09 135 0.09 110 0.07 52 0.03 219 0.14 57 0.04 323 0.20 158,032

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[14] Safe D July 23, 2020
Inside Elections[15] Safe D July 17, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe D July 14, 2020
Politico[17] Safe D July 6, 2020
RCP[18] Safe D August 3, 2020
Niskanen[19] Safe D March 24, 2020
CNN[20] Safe D August 3, 2020
The Economist[21] Safe D August 7, 2020
CBS News[22] Likely D August 9, 2020
270towin[23] Safe D August 2, 2020
ABC News[24] Safe D July 31, 2020
NPR[25] Likely D August 3, 2020
NBC News[26] Safe D August 6, 2020

Polling

Results
2020 United States presidential election in Vermont
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Biden
Republican Donald Trump (incumbent)
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen
Green Howie Hawkins
The Birthday Party Kanye West
Constitution Don Blankenship
Reform Rocky De La Fuente
Liberty Union Gloria La Riva
Prohibition Phil Collins
Write-in Write-in
n/a No Name/None of the Above
n/a Spoiled/blank
Total votes 100.00%

Notes
  1. Donald Trump with 83 votes; Blank (written in) with 8 votes; Hillary Clinton with 5 votes; Michael Bennet with 3 votes; Ron Paul, Michelle Obama, John Edwards, Thomas James Torgensen, and Stephen Richardson with 2 votes; 110 other write-ins with 1 vote
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See also

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