Vermont Republican Party

Vermont Republican Party
ChairmanPaul Dame
GovernorPhil Scott
Senate Minority LeaderScott Beck
House Minority LeaderPatricia McCoy
FoundedJuly 13, 1854 (1854-07-13)
HeadquartersMontpelier, Vermont
IdeologyConservatism
National affiliationRepublican Party
Colors  Red
Seats in the U.S. Senate
0 / 2
Seats in the U.S. House
0 / 1
Statewide Offices
2 / 6
Seats in the State Senate
13 / 30
Seats in the State House
56 / 150
Elected County Judges
7 / 42
Countywide Offices
5 / 42
Mayorships
1 / 8
Burlington City Council
0 / 12
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Website
www.vtgop.org

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 two statewide offices that the party currently controls are the governorship, held by Phil Scott, and the lieutenant governorship, held by John S. Rodgers.

The Vermont Republican Party tends to hold more moderate views than other Republican Party state affiliates. This is because Vermont is widely regarded as one of the most liberal and progressive states in the nation. Vermont Republicans also tend to be more anti-Trumpist than Republicans in other states. Current Republican Governor Phil Scott voted for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election calling both "a vote against Donald Trump" and a move to "put country over party" and acknowledged Biden's victory, repudiating false claims of election interference.

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).