Vermont Democratic Party
The Vermont Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Vermont Democratic Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | David Glidden |
| Lieutenant Governor | David Zuckerman |
| Senate President pro tempore | Philip Baruth |
| House Speaker | Jill Krowinski |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Headquarters | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism Progressivism Social democracy |
| Political position | Center to center-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| U.S. Senate Seats | 1 / 2 |
| U.S. House Seats | 1 / 1 |
| Statewide Offices | 5 / 6 |
| State Senate | 22 / 30 |
| State House | 104 / 150 |
| Elected County Judges | 33 / 42 |
| Countywide Offices | 34 / 42 |
| Mayoralties | 2 / 8 |
| Seats on the Burlington City Council | 5 / 12 |
| Website | |
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Since the founding of the Republican Party until the 1960s, Vermont was an almost exclusively Republican state, with Republicans dominating Vermont politics, especially the governorship, from 1854 to 1960. However, perhaps inspired by the election of John F. Kennedy as president in 1960, Vermont Democrats have since staged a resurgence in state politics.
As of 2023, the Democratic Party was the strongest party in Vermont with Democrats holding most state-level offices, with the exception of the governorship, held by Republican Phil Scott. Democrats held Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, one of its U.S. Senate seats, and control of both houses of the state legislature. The other U.S. Senate seat was held by Independent Bernie Sanders, who caucused with the Democrats.