Vermont_Republican_Party
Vermont Republican Party
Vermont affiliate of the Republican Party
The Vermont Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Vermont and has been active since its foundation in the 1860s. The party is the second largest in the state behind the Vermont Democratic Party, but ahead of the Vermont Progressive Party. The party historically dominated Vermont politics until the mid-20th century, but was replaced by the Vermont Democratic Party. The party currently has very weak federal electoral power in the state, controlling none of Vermont's federal elected offices. The only statewide office that the party currently controls is the governorship, held by Phil Scott.
Unlike other branches of the Republican Party, the Vermont Republican Party is widely considered center-right as opposed to right-wing. The party tends to hold more liberal conservative or conservative liberal views than other branches. This is because Vermont is widely regarded as a progressive or liberal state.[3] Vermont Republicans also tend to be more anti-Trumpist than Republicans in other states; indeed, Republican Governor Phil Scott voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election[4][5][6] and acknowledged his victory[7] (despite many Republicans falsely claiming the election was rigged) and in the 2024 primaries, the Vermont primary was one of only two races that Donald Trump did not carry (the other being the District of Columbia primary).[8][9][10]