A brief history of electoral competition for President in Vermont

Between 1848 and 2016, the Republican Party dominated in securing the President's seat in Vermont. The Republican Party won 32 out of 42 general elections -- a 76% rate of victory.

In general, elections for this office during these 168 years turned out an average of 4.4 contenders for the seat.

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Year Office District Stage Candidates
2016 President Statewide General Election
Hillary Clinton won (57%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
2012 President Statewide General Election
Barack Obama won (67%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
2008 President Statewide General Election
Barack Obama won (67%) against 7 opponents. Candidates »
2004 President Statewide General Election
John F. Kerry won (59%) against 5 opponents. Candidates »
2000 President Statewide General Election
Al Gore won (51%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
1996 President Statewide General Election
Bill Clinton won (53%) against 9 opponents. Candidates »
1992 President Statewide General Election
Bill Clinton won (46%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
1988 President Statewide General Election
George Bush won (51%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
1984 President Statewide General Election
Ronald Reagan won (58%) against 6 opponents. Candidates »
1980 President Statewide General Election
Ronald Reagan won (44%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
1976 President Statewide General Election
Gerald R. Ford won (55%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
1972 President Statewide General Election
Richard Nixon won (63%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1968 President Statewide General Election
Richard Nixon won (53%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
1964 President Statewide General Election
Lyndon Baines Johnson won (66%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1960 President Statewide General Election
Richard Milhous Nixon won (59%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1956 President Statewide General Election
Dwight David Eisenhower won (72%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1952 President Statewide General Election
Dwight D. Eisenhower won (72%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1948 President Statewide General Election
Thomas E. Dewey won (62%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1944 President Statewide General Election
Thomas E. Dewey won (57%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1940 President Statewide General Election
Wendell Lewis Willkie won (55%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1936 President Statewide General Election
Alfred Mossman Landon won (57%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1932 President Statewide General Election
Herbert Clark Hoover won (58%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1928 President Statewide General Election
Herbert Clark Hoover won (67%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1924 President Statewide General Election
John Calvin Coolidge won (78%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1920 President Statewide General Election
Warren G. Harding won (76%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1916 President Statewide General Election
Charles Evans Hughes won (62%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1912 President Statewide General Election
William Howard Taft won (37%) against 4 opponents. Candidates »
1904 President Statewide General Election
Theodore Roosevelt won (78%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1900 President Statewide General Election
William McKinley won (76%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1896 President Statewide General Election
William McKinley won (81%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1892 President Statewide General Election
Benjamin Harrison won (68%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1888 President Statewide General Election
Benjamin Harrison won (69%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1884 President Statewide General Election
James Blaine won (66%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1880 President Statewide General Election
James Garfield won (70%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1876 President Statewide General Election
Rutherford B. Hayes won (69%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1872 President Statewide General Election
Ulysses S. Grant won (79%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1868 President Statewide General Election
Ulysses S. Grant won (79%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1864 President Statewide General Election
Abraham Lincoln won (76%) against 1 opponent. Candidates »
1860 President Statewide General Election
Abraham Lincoln won (75%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
1856 President Statewide General Election
John C. Fremont won (78%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1852 President Statewide General Election
Winfield Scott won (51%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
1848 President Statewide General Election
Zachary Taylor won (48%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »