Vermont Electoral College Guide
Vermont casts 3 electoral votes in presidential elections. Vermont's 3 EV are the most reliably Democratic in the nation. Vermont is the only state that voted for Mondale in 1984 other than his home state of Minnesota (plus DC).
Role in the Electoral College
Vermont's 3 EV are the most reliably Democratic in the nation. Vermont is the only state that voted for Mondale in 1984 other than his home state of Minnesota (plus DC).
Electoral Vote History
Has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992 by massive margins. Most reliably blue of all swing states.
Electoral College Basics
The United States uses an Electoral College system to elect the president. Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional representation: number of House seats + 2 (senators). Vermont has 1 House seat + 2 senators = 3 electoral votes.
A candidate needs 270 out of 538 electoral votes to win the presidency. Vermont’s 3 electoral votes represent 0.6% of the total needed.
Most states use a winner-take-all system — the popular vote winner receives all electoral votes. The exception is Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by congressional district. Vermont uses the winner-take-all system.