Political party strength in Vermont explained

The following table indicates party affiliation in the State of Vermont:

It also indicates historical composition:

1778–1883

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortableGovernorclass=unsortableLieutenant
Governor		class=unsortableAttorney
General		class=unsortableTreasurerclass=unsortableState Senateclass=unsortableState Houseclass=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class I)		class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class III)		class=unsortableU.S. House
1778Thomas Chittenden (I)Joseph Marsh (I)no such officeIra Allen (I)no representation in Congressno electoral votes
1779Benjamin Carpenter (I)
1780
1781Elisha Payne (I)
1782Paul Spooner (I)
...
1785
1786Samuel Mattocks (I)
1787Joseph Marsh (I)
1788
1789Moses Robinson (I)
1790Thomas Chittenden (I)Peter Olcott (I)Samuel Hitchcock (F)
1791Thomas Chittenden (I)DR majorityMoses Robinson (AA)Stephen R. Bradley (AA)2AA
1792DR majorityWashington/
Adams (I)
1793Daniel Buck (F)DR majority
1794Jonathan Hunt (F)F majority
1795vacantF majorityMoses Robinson (DR)Elijah Paine (F)1DR, 1F
1796Paul Brigham (DR)F majorityJohn Adams/
T. Pinckney (F)
1797Paul Brigham (DR)vacantno such officeF majorityIsaac Tichenor (F)
Isaac Tichenor (F)Paul Brigham (DR)Nathaniel Chipman (F)
1798F majority
1799130F, 34DR
1800Benjamin Swan (I)112F, 52DRJohn Adams/
C. C. Pinckney (F)
180199F, 75DR
180296DR, 82FStephen R. Bradley (DR)
1803102DR, 81FIsrael Smith (DR)3F, 1DR
1804DR majorityJefferson/
Clinton (DR)
1805DR majority2DR, 2F
1806111DR, 80F
1807Israel Smith (DR)DR majority
1808Isaac Tichenor (F)DR majorityJonathan Robinson (DR)Madison/
Clinton (DR)
1809Jonas Galusha (DR)108DR, 91F3F, 1DR
1810122DR, 78F
1811125DR, 65F3DR, 1F
1812129DR, 77FMadison/
Gerry (DR)
1813Martin Chittenden (F)William Chamberlin (F)124DR, 85FDudley Chase (DR)6DR
1814108F, 104DR
1815Jonas Galusha (DR)Paul Brigham (DR)117F, 94DRIsaac Tichenor (F)6F
1816114DR, 101FMonroe/
Tompkins (DR)
1817119DR, 93F6DR
1818148DR, 67FJames Fisk (DR)
1819DR majorityWilliam A. Palmer (DR)
1820Richard Skinner (DR)William Cahoon (DR)DR majority
1821DR majorityHoratio Seymour (DR)
1822Aaron Leland (DR)DR majority
1823Cornelius P. Van Ness (DR)DR majority5DR
1824DR majorityAdams/
Calhoun (DR)
1825NR majorityHoratio Seymour (NR)Dudley Chase (NR)4NR, 1J
1826Ezra Butler (NR)NR majority
1827Henry Olin (DR)DR majority5NR
1828Samuel C. Crafts (NR)DR majorityAdams/
Rush (NR)
1829DR majority4NR,
1830Mark Richards (NR)136NR, 45J,
1831William A. Palmer Lebbeus Egerton 121NR,, 28JSamuel Prentiss (NR)3NR,
1832, 79NR, 33JWirt/
Ellmaker (A-M)
1833Augustine Clarke , 68NR, 40JBenjamin Swift (NR)
1834, 105J/NR, 5?
1835vacantSilas H. Jennison 87NR,, 59J
1836Silas H. Jennison (W)David M. Camp (W), 75J, 35NRHarrison/
Granger (W)
1837vacant18W, 12D118W, 100D, 2?Benjamin Swift (W)Samuel Prentiss (W)3W, 1D,
1838Henry Fisk Janes (W)20W, 10D128W, 88D, 5?
1839156W, 70D, 3ConsSamuel S. Phelps (W)2W, 2D,
184018W, 12D118W, 112DHarrison/
Tyler (W)
1841Charles Paine (W)Waitstill R. Ranney (W)John Spaulding (W)28W, 2D178W, 56D4W,
184221W, 9D127W, 74D, 4?Samuel C. Crafts (W)
1843John Mattocks (W)Horace Eaton (W)16W, 14D132W, 99D, 7?William Upham (W)3W, 1D
1844William Slade (W)21W, 9D117W, 93D, 7LtyClay/
Frelinghuysen (W)
184520W, 10D129W, 65D, 8Lty, 3 vac.
1846Horace Eaton (W)Leonard Sargeant (W)Elisha P. Jewett (W)23W, 7D116W, 67D, 12Lty, 40 vac.
1847George Howes (W)116W, 68D, 10Lty, 39 vac.
1848Carlos Coolidge (W)Robert Pierpoint (W)21W, 9D104W, 78D, 18Lty, 37 vac.Taylor/
Fillmore (W)
184921W, 7D, 2FS102W, 65FS, 49D, 20 vac.
1850Charles K. Williams (W)Julius Converse (W)22W, 7FS, 1D120W, 84FS, 10D, 22 vac.
185120W, 7FS, 3D132W, 72FS, 19D, 17 vac.Solomon Foot (W)
1852Erastus Fairbanks (W)William C. Kittredge (W)21W, 8FS, 1D112W, 69FS, 30D, 29 vac.Scott/
Graham (W)
1853John S. Robinson (D)Jefferson P. Kidder (D)John A. Page (D)20W, 8D, 2FS98W, 59D, 34FS, 47 vac.Samuel S. Phelps (W)3W
1854Stephen Royce (R)Ryland Fletcher (R)Henry M. Bates (R)17W, 11D, 2FS95W, 82D, 37FS, 27 vac.Lawrence Brainerd (FS)
185529W, 1D133W, 46D, 31FS, 20 vac.Solomon Foot (R)Jacob Collamer (R)1R, 1W, 1O
1856Ryland Fletcher (R)James M. Slade (R)29R, 1D157R, 30A, 28D, 12 vac.Frémont/
Dayton (R)
185730R227R, 8D, 4 vac.3R
1858Hiland Hall (R)Burnham Martin (R)200R, 30D, 2?, 7 vac.
185929R, 1D190R, 38D, 1Abol, 1W, 9 vac.
1860Erastus Fairbanks (R)Levi Underwood (R)John B. Page (R)30R199R, 32D, 3I, 1W, 4 vac.Lincoln/
Hamlin (R)
1861Frederick Holbrook (R)29R, 1D210R, 25D, 2I, 3 vac.
1862Paul Dillingham (NU)30R200R, 17D, 5 vac.
1863J. Gregory Smith (R)R majority
1864224R, 14D, 2 vac.Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)
1865Paul Dillingham (R)Abraham B. Gardner (R)212R, 19D, 2 vac.
1866John A. Page (R)213R, 11D, 4 vac.George F. Edmunds (R)Luke P. Poland (R)
1867John B. Page (R)Stephen Thomas (R)224R, 13D, 3 vac.Justin S. Morrill (R)
186829R, 1Cons213R, 25D, 3 vac.Grant/
Colfax (R)
1869Peter T. Washburn (R)George Whitman Hendee (R)30R224R, 15D, 2 vac.
1870George Whitman Hendee (R)vacant210R, 24D, 1Cons, 1?, 5 vac.
John Wolcott Stewart (R)George N. Dale (R)
187128R, 2D208R, 25D, 1Cons, 1?, 6 vac.
1872Julius Converse (R)Russell S. Taft (R)Grant/
Wilson (R)
187330R216R, 16D, 7LR, 2 vac.
1874Asahel Peck (R)Lyman G. Hinckley (R)
187529R, 1D174R, 50D, 8LR, 4I, 5 vac.
1876Horace Fairbanks (R)Redfield Proctor (R)Hayes/
Wheeler (R)
187730R205R, 31D, 5 vac.
1878Redfield Proctor (R)Eben Pomeroy Colton (R)
187929R, 1D175R, 45D, 6GB, 5I, 10 vac.2R, 1GB
1880Roswell Farnham (R)John L. Barstow (R)Garfield/
Arthur (R)
188130R217R, 19D, 1GB, 1I, 3 vac.3R
1882John L. Barstow (R)Samuel E. Pingree (R)William H. Dubois (R)
188328R, 2D183R, 47D, 4I, 2GB, 5 vac.2R
YearGovernorLieutenant
Governor		Attorney
General		TreasurerState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator
(Class I)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S. HouseElectoral votes
Executive officesState LegislatureUnited States Congress

1884–present

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortableGovernorclass=unsortableLieutenant
Governor		class=unsortableSecretary
of State		class=unsortableAttorney
General		class=unsortableTreasurerclass=unsortableAuditorclass=unsortableState Senateclass=unsortableState Houseclass=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class I)		class=unsortableU.S. Senator
(Class III)		class=unsortableU.S. House
1884Samuel E. Pingree (R)Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (R)George Nichols (R)no such officeWilliam H. Dubois (R)E. Henry Powell (R)28R, 2D183R, 47D, 4I, 2GB, 5 vac.George F. Edmunds (R)Justin S. Morrill (R)2R
1885Charles W. Porter (R)27R, 3D195R, 35D, 4GB, 4I, 1Proh, 2 vac.
1886Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (R)Levi K. Fuller (R)
188729R, 1D207R, 29D, 3I, 2 vac.
1888William P. Dillingham (R)Urban A. Woodbury (R)Harrison/
Morton (R)
188930R219R, 19D, 2I, 4 vac.
1890Carroll S. Page (R)Henry A. Fletcher (R)Chauncey W. Brownell (R)Henry F. Field (R)
189129R, 1D172R, 62D, 3I, 2Pop, 3 vac.
1892Levi K. Fuller (R)Farrand Stewart Stranahan (R)Franklin D. Hale (R)Redfield Proctor (R)Harrison/
Reid (R)
189330R200R, 40D, 1Pop, 2 vac.
1894Urban A. Woodbury (R)Zophar M. Mansur (R)
1895228R, 11D, 1I, 1Pop, 3 vac.
1896Josiah Grout (R)Nelson W. Fisk (R)McKinley/
Hobart (R)
1897224R, 19D, 1I, 1Pop, 1 vac.
1898Edward Curtis Smith (R)Henry C. Bates (R)Fred A. Howland (R)John L. Bacon (R)Orion M. Barber (R)
1899203R, 41D, 1I, 1ProhJonathan Ross (R)
1900William W. Stickney (R)Martin F. Allen (R)William P. Dillingham (R)McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)
1901196R, 48D, 1ID, 1 vac.
1902John G. McCullough (R)Zed S. Stanton (R)Frederick G. Fleetwood (R)Horace F. Graham (R)
190325R, 5D192R, 48D, 1ID, 1Lab, 4 vac.
1904Charles J. Bell (R)Charles H. Stearns (R)Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)
190530R206R, 33D, 5I, 1Cit
1906Fletcher D. Proctor (R)George H. Prouty (R)Clarke C. Fitts (R)Edward H. Deavitt (R)
1907199R, 35D, 7I, 2Fus, 1Pop, 1Proh, 1 vac.
1908George H. Prouty (R)John A. Mead (R)Guy W. Bailey (R)John G. Sargent (R)John Wolcott Stewart (R)Taft/
Sherman (R)
190928R, 2D201R, 29D, 6I, 2 vac.Carroll S. Page (R)
1910John A. Mead (R)Leighton P. Slack (R)
191130R194R, 47D, 4I, 1Roos
1912Allen M. Fletcher (R)Frank E. Howe (R)Rufus E. Brown (R)Taft/
Butler (R)
191327R, 3D147R, 56D, 30Prog, 8I, 1Lab, 1Proh, 3 vac.
1914
1915Charles W. Gates (R)Hale K. Darling (R)Herbert G. Barber (R)Walter F. Scott (R)30R177R, 32D, 28Prog, 9I
1916Hughes/
Fairbanks (R)
1917Horace F. Graham (R)Roger W. Hulburd (R)Frederick G. Fleetwood (R)Benjamin Gates (R)195R, 42D, 6I, 1S, 1 vac.
1918
1919Percival W. Clement (R)Mason S. Stone (R)Harry A. Black (R)Frank C. Archibald (R)29R, 1D212R, 25D, 9I, 1 vac.
1920Harding/
Coolidge (R)
1921James Hartness (R)Abram W. Foote (R)216R, 22D, 8I,
1922
1923Redfield Proctor Jr. (R)Franklin S. Billings (R)Thomas H. Cave (R)30R203R, 37D, 7I, 1 vac.Frank L. Greene (R)Porter H. Dale (R)
1924Coolidge/
Dawes (R)
1925Franklin S. Billings (R)Walter K. Farnsworth (R)Aaron H. Grout (R)214R, 29D, 5I
1926J. Ward Carver (R)
1927John E. Weeks (R)Hollister Jackson (R)Rawson C. Myrick (R)217R, 29D, 2I
1928Hoover/
Curtis (R)
1929Stanley C. Wilson (R)29R, 1D224R, 19D, 5I
1930
1931Stanley C. Wilson (R)Benjamin Williams (R)Lawrence C. Jones (R)27R, 3D210R, 34D, 4IFrank C. Partridge (R)
Warren Austin (R)
1932
1933Charles Manley Smith (R)26R, 4D200R, 38D, 10IErnest W. Gibson (R)
1934Ernest W. Gibson (R)Charles Albert Plumley (R)
1935Charles Manley Smith (R)George Aiken (R)23R, 7D193R, 48D, 9I
1936Landon/
Knox (R)
1937George Aiken (R)William Henry Wills (R)22R, 8D203R, 39D, 6I
1938
193925R, 5D204R, 31D, 11I
1940Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (R)Willkie/
McNary (R)
1941William Henry Wills (R)Mortimer R. Proctor (R)Alban J. Parker (R)David V. Anderson (R)22R, 8D197R, 37D, 12IGeorge Aiken (R)
1942
1943Levi R. Kelley (R)28R, 2D206R, 28D, 9I
1944Dewey/
Bricker (R)
1945Mortimer R. Proctor (R)Lee E. Emerson (R)23R, 7D213R, 23D, 10I
1946
1947Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (R)Helen E. Burbank (R)Clifton G. Parker (R)27R, 3D209R, 28D, 9IRalph Flanders (R)
1948Dewey/
Warren (R)
1949Harold J. Arthur (R)Howard E. Armstrong (R)George H. Amidon (R)24R, 6D208R, 33D, 5I
1950Harold J. Arthur (R)vacant
1951Lee E. Emerson (R)Joseph B. Johnson (R)29R, 1D216R, 22D, 8IWinston L. Prouty (R)
1952Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
1953F. Elliott Barber Jr. (R)27R, 3D223R, 18D, 5I
1954
1955Joseph B. Johnson (R)Consuelo N. Bailey (R)Robert Stafford (R)23R, 7D221R, 25D
1956
1957Robert Stafford (R)Frederick M. Reed (R)24R, 6D212R, 33D, 3I
1958
1959Robert Stafford (R)Robert S. Babcock (R)22R, 8D200R, 46DWinston L. Prouty (R)William H. Meyer (D)
1960Thomas M. Debevoise (R)Nixon/
Lodge (R)
1961F. Ray Keyser Jr. (R)Ralph A. Foote (R)23R, 7D190R, 50D, 6IRobert Stafford (R)
1962Charles J. Adams (R)
1963Philip H. Hoff (D)Charles E. Gibson Jr. (R)21R, 9D193R, 45D, 8I
1964Johnson/
Humphrey (D)
1965John J. Daley (D)Harry H. Cooley (D)John P. Connarn (D)Peter J. Hincks (D)Jay H. Gordon (D)17R, 13D195R, 50D, 1I
196624R, 6D135R, 15D
1967James L. Oakes (R)22R, 8D93R, 55D, 2I
1968Madelyn Davidson (D)Nixon/
Agnew (R)
1969Deane C. Davis (R)Thomas L. Hayes (R)Richard C. Thomas (R)Jim Jeffords (R)Frank H. Davis (R)Robert T. King (R)100R, 50D
1970
1971John S. Burgess (R)Alexander V. Acebo (R)96R, 54DRobert Stafford (R)Richard W. Mallary (R)
1972
1973Thomas P. Salmon (D)Kimberly B. Cheney (R)23R, 7D91R, 57D, 2I
1974
1975Brian D. Burns (D)M. Jerome Diamond (D)Stella Hackel Sims (D)18R, 12D78R, 68D, 4IPatrick Leahy (D)Jim Jeffords (R)
1976Ford/
Dole (R)
1977Richard A. Snelling (R)T. Garry Buckley (R)James A. Guest (D)Emory A. Hebard (R)21R, 9D75R, 73D, 2I
1978
1979Madeleine Kunin (D)20R, 10D79R, 69D, 2I
1980Reagan/
Bush (R)
1981Jim Douglas (R)John J. Easton Jr. (R)16R, 14D84R, 63D, 2I, 1C
1982
1983Peter Plympton Smith (R)17R, 13D84R, 65D, 1I
1984
1985Madeleine Kunin (D)Jeffrey Amestoy (R)18D, 12R77R, 72D, 1I
1986
1987Howard Dean (D)75D, 74R, 1I
1988Bush/
Quayle (R)
1989Paul W. Ruse Jr. (D)16D, 14R76D, 74RJim Jeffords (R)Peter Plympton Smith (R)
1990
1991Richard A. Snelling (R)15D, 15R75R, 73D, 2VPBernie Sanders (I)
1992Howard Dean (D)vacantClinton/
Gore (D)
1993Barbara Snelling (R)Donald M. Hooper (D)Ed Flanagan (D)16R, 14D87D, 57R, 4I, 2VP
1994
1995James F. Milne (R)Jim Douglas (R)18R, 12D86D, 61R, 2VP, 1I
1996
1997Doug Racine (D)William Sorrell (D)17D, 13R89D, 57R, 3VP, 1I
1998
1999Deborah Markowitz (D)77D, 66R, 4VP, 2I, 1L
2000Gore/
Lieberman (D)
2001Elizabeth M. Ready (D)16D, 14R83R, 62D, 4VP, 1IJim Jeffords (I)
200282R, 63D, 4P, 1I
2003Jim Douglas (R)Brian Dubie (R)Jeb Spaulding (D)19D, 11R73R, 70D, 4VP, 3I
2004Kerry/
Edwards (D)
2005Randy Brock (R)21D, 9R83D, 60R, 6VP, 1I
2006
2007Thomas M. Salmon (D)23D, 7R93D, 49R, 6VP, 2IBernie Sanders (I)Peter Welch (D)
2008Obama/
Biden (D)
2009Thomas M. Salmon (R)94D, 48R, 5VP, 3I
2010
2011Peter Shumlin (D)Phil Scott (R)Jim Condos (D)Beth Pearce (D)21D, 8R, 1VP
2012
2013Doug Hoffer (D)21D, 7R, 2VP96D, 45R, 5VP, 4I
2014
201519D, 9R, 2VP85D, 53R, 6VP, 6I
2016Clinton/
Kaine (D)
2017Phil Scott (R)David Zuckerman (VP)T. J. Donovan (D)21D, 7R, 2VP83D, 53R, 7VP, 7I
2018
201922D, 6R, 2VP95D, 43R, 7VP, 5I
2020Biden/
Harris (D)
2021Molly Gray (D)21D, 7R, 2VP92D, 46R, 7VP, 5I
2022
Susanne Young (R)
2023David Zuckerman (VP)Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D)Charity Clark (D)Mike Pieciak (D)22D, 7R, 1VP104D, 38R, 5VP, 3IPeter Welch (D)Becca Balint (D)
104D, 37R, 5VP, 3I, 1L
2024105D, 37R, 4VP, 3I, 1L
YearGovernorLieutenant
Governor		Secretary
of State		Attorney
General		TreasurerAuditorState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator
(Class I)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S. HouseElectoral votes
Executive officesState LegislatureUnited States Congress

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