United States presidential election in Vermont, 2016

United States presidential election in Vermont, 2016
November 8, 2016
Turnout 67.95% Increase

 
Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Bernie Sanders
(write-in)
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state New York New York Vermont
Running mate Tim Kaine Mike Pence none
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 178,573 95,369 18,218
Percentage 55.72% 29.26% 5.68%
County Results
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

Treemap of the popular vote by county.

The 2016 United States presidential election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Vermont voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, and Independent write-in candidate, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Regarded as one of the most progressive states in the country, Hillary Clinton easily won Vermont with 56.7% of the vote[1], although her margin was reduced by 8.34 percentage points from President Obama in 2012.[2] Donald Trump received 29.3% of the vote and won only Essex County–the most rural and sparsely populated county in the state. He was the first Republican presidential candidate to win a county in Vermont since George W. Bush in 2004. Bernie Sanders received 5.7% of the vote.

Libertarian nominee, Gary Johnson, received 3.1%, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein received 2.1%.[3] Third place finisher, Bernie Sanders received the highest write-in draft campaign percentage for a statewide presidential candidate in history.[4]

With a combination of Sanders' and other write-in votes totaling to 7.04%, Vermont proved to be the strongest state in the 2016 election for write-in candidates[5].

With 30.3% of the vote, Trump's performance is the worst showing for a Republican in Vermont, setting a record low for the party since George H. W. Bush lost the state in 1992 with 30.4% of the vote. Vermont was once a liberal Republican stronghold, having voted Republican in every election from 1856 to 1988 with the exception of 1964. Since 1992, the Democratic Party has carried the state in every election, most often by landslide margins. No Republican has received over 40% of the vote in Vermont since George W. Bush in 2000. It has, however, continued to elect liberal Republican governors, such as the election of Phil Scott on the same day.

Primary elections

On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Vermont voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties. Voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.

Democratic primary

The 2016 Vermont Democratic primary took place on March 1 as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

On the same day, dubbed "Super Tuesday," Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa, while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Vermont primary.

As Sanders was an extremely popular favorite son, there was no campaign to speak of, and all pledged delegates were given to Sanders, due to Clinton getting less than 15% of the popular vote.

Results

Democratic primary results by county.
  Bernie Sanders
Vermont Democratic primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Bernie Sanders 115,900 85.69% 16 6 22
Hillary Clinton 18,338 13.56% 0 4 4
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 282 0.21%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 80 0.06%
Total Blank Votes 260 0.19%
Total Write-ins 238 0.18%
Total Spoiled Votes 158 0.12%
Uncommitted N/A 0 0 0
Total 135,256 100% 16 10 26
Source: The Green Papers, Vermont Secretary of State

Republican primary

Vermont Republican primary, 2016
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)

 
Candidate Donald Trump John Kasich
Home state New York Ohio
Delegate count 8 8
Popular vote 19,974 18,534
Percentage 32.34% 30.01%
 
Candidate Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
Home state Florida Texas
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 11,781 5,932
Percentage 19.08% 9.61%
Vermont results by county
  Donald Trump
  John Kasich
Vermont Republican primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 19,974 32.34% 8 0 8
John Kasich 18,534 30.01% 8 0 8
Marco Rubio 11,781 19.08% 0 0 0
Ted Cruz 5,932 9.61% 0 0 0
Ben Carson 2,551 4.13% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 1,106 1.79% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 423 0.68% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 361 0.58% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 212 0.34% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 164 0.27% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 61,756 100.00% 16 0 16
Source: The Green Papers

General election

With the heavy Democratic and Progressive presence in the state, the state was bypassed by the candidates during the General.

Polling

Results

General election results, November 8, 2016[6] [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hillary Clinton 178,573 55.72%
Republican Donald Trump 95,369 29.26%
Independent Bernie Sanders (write-in) 18,218 5.68%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 10,078 3.14%
Green Jill Stein 6,758 2.11%
Reform Rocky De La Fuente 1,063 0.33%
Republican John Kasich (write-in) 831 0.26%
Independent Evan McMullin (write-in) 641 0.20%
Liberty Union Gloria La Riva 327 0.10%
Constitution Darrell Castle (write-in) 63 0.02%
Socialist Mimi Soltysik (write-in) 3 <0.01%
Write-in Other Write-in 3,143 1.00%
n/a No Name/None of the Above 257 0.09%
n/a Spoiled/blank 5,400 1.69%
Total votes 320,467 100.00%
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Other Write-ins Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Mike Pence (write-in) 305 0.09%
Republican Paul Ryan (write-in) 209 0.06%
Republican Mitt Romney (write-in) 122 0.04%
Republican Marco Rubio (write-in) 93 0.03%
Republican Jeb Bush (write-in) 79 0.03%
Republican John McCain (write-in) 76 0.03%
Republican Ted Cruz (write-in) 63 0.02%
Libertarian Ron Paul (write-in) 25 0.02%
Republican Colin Powell (write-in) 25 0.02%
Democratic Martin O'Malley (write-in) 6 <0.01%
n/a Write-in (Other) 2,140 0.72%

Results by County

County Clinton Votes Trump Votes Others Votes Total
Addison59.0%11,21927.8%5,29713.2%2,51519,031
Bennington54.9%9,53934.1%5,92511.0%1,91717,381
Caledonia45.8%6,44539.3%5,53414.9%2,09514,074
Chittenden65.7%54,81422.3%18,60112.0%10,00183,416
Essex34.8%1,01951.5%1,50613.7%4002,925
Franklin43.7%9,35140.9%8,75215.5%3,30821,411
Grand Isle51.0%2,09436.2%1,48712.9%5284,109
Lamoille56.7%7,24128.0%3,57015.3%1,95112,762
Orange51.5%7,54134.2%5,00714.3%2,10114,649
Orleans43.0%5,18542.8%5,15914.1%1,70212,046
Rutland46.0%13,63542.1%12,47911.8%3,50129,615
Washington59.8%18,59425.7%7,99314.5%4,49931,086
Windham63.4%14,34024.1%5,45412.6%2,84022,634
Windsor58.7%17,55628.8%6,80512.6%3,76728,128

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont".
  2. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/vermont
  3. ↑ "Vermont Election Night Results". https://www.sec.state.vt.us/. Retrieved 2016-11-12. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.bustle.com/articles/190417-ralph-nader-got-the-most-write-in-votes-for-president-ever-but-election-write-ins-have-a-long
  5. ↑ "2016 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. ↑ "Presidential Election Statement of Votes". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G16/VT The Green Papers
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