2040 United States presidential election in Vermont



The 2040 United States presidential election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2040, as part of the 2040 United States presidential election. The Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Stacey Abrams and U.S. Senator from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the state with 69.08% of the vote and a 41.96% margin of victory.

Analysis
Vermont, one of the most left-leaning states in the country, gave Stacey Abrams 69% of the vote in 2040, making it the fifth most Democratic state in the country after New Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Hawaii. Early in the campaign, Vermont was not considered a competitive state; it voted for Jamie Raskin by a 29% margin in 2036, and was expected to vote for the Democratic nominee by a similar margin early in the 2040 campaign cycle. As in the rest of the country, the Democratic Party opened up much wider leads in polling after the Gary Braun pharmaceutical bribes scandal was brought to light in November 2039. Ultimately, the state voted for president Abrams by a 42% margin, the strongest performance by any candidate in a presidential election in the state since 1956 and the strongest performance ever for a Democratic presidential candidate in the state both before and after. Despite this, the Republicans won Essex and Orleans counties; both voted for president Braun by narrow margins, despite both having a history of voting for both major parties; this showed the shift of northeastern Vermont towards the Republican Party.