2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary

2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
	March 3, 2020
24 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged with 11 on district-level and 5 statewide; 8 unpledged); The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
	Election results by county Bernie Sanders

The 2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary took place in Vermont, United States, on March 3, 2020, as one of 14 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election, following the South Carolina primary the weekend before. The Vermont primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 23 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 16 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

The Associated Press declared Bernie Sanders the winner of the Vermont primary.[1] Whilst Sanders had won over 85% of the vote four years previously, his underperformance in his home state in 2020 allowed former Vice President Joe Biden to garner 5 delegates alongside his second-place finish, adding to the narrative of Biden's surge in the primaries.

Sanders had served as the junior Senator from Vermont since 2007.

Procedure

Vermont was one of 14 states holding primaries on Super Tuesday.[2] Differing from past custom the Super Tuesday primary as part of Stage I on the primary timetable received no bonus delegates, in order to disperse the primaries between more different date clusters and keep too many states from hoarding on the first shared date or on a March date in general.[3]

Early voting began on January 18, 2020, and took six days a week between then and election day.[4] Regular voting took place throughout the state from 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. in much of the state, with some precincts closing as late as 10:00 p.m. In the open primary, candidates needed to meet a threshold of 15 percent in order to be considered viable. The 16 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 16 pledged delegates, 11 were formally allocated as district delegates on the basis of the statewide result (by definition coterminous with the state's sole congressional district) and another 2 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates, both also according to the statewide result.[5]

After town caucuses on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (originally planned for April 7, 2020) to designate delegates for the state convention, the state convention was held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 to nominate national convention district delegates, who in turn elected the 3 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention at the national convention delegate meeting on June 13, 2020. The 16 pledged delegates Vermont sent to the national convention were joined by 8 unpledged PLEO delegates who were also selected at the national convention delegate meeting (4 members of the Democratic National Committee; 3 members of Congress, including Senator Patrick Leahy and U.S. Representative Peter Welch, as well as formally Independent Senator Bernie Sanders; and former DNC chair Howard Dean).[5]

Pledged national convention delegates
Type	Del.
CD at-large	11
PLEO	2
At-large	3
Total pledged delegates	16

Candidates

The following people have filed and qualified to be on the ballot in Vermont.[6]

Running

Withdrawn

Polling

Polling Aggregation
Source of poll aggregation	Date updated	Dates polled	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Joe Biden	Michael Bloomberg	Tulsi Gabbard	Other/ Undecided[lower-alpha 4]
270 to Win	March 3, 2020	February 4–March 2, 2020	52.0%	14.0%	10.7%	10.3%	1.0%	12.0%
RealClear Politics	March 3, 2020	Insufficient recent polling to supply an average.
FiveThirtyEight	March 3, 2020	until March 2, 2020[lower-alpha 5]	53.0%	14.2%	10.4%	8.9%	0.9%	12.6%
Average			52.5%	14.1%	10.55%	9.6%	0.95%	12.3%
Vermont primary results (March 3, 2020)			50.6%	12.5%	21.9%	9.4%	0.8%	4.8%

Tabulation of individual polls of the 2020 Vermont Democratic Primary
Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 6]	Margin of error	Joe Biden	Michael Bloomberg	Pete Buttigieg	Amy Klobuchar	Bernie Sanders	Elizabeth Warren	Other	Un- decided
	Mar 2, 2020	Klobuchar withdraws from the race
Swayable Archived 2020-03-03 at the Wayback Machine	Mar 1–2, 2020	147 (LV)	± 11.0%	11%	16%	5%	2%	48%	17%	2%[lower-alpha 7]	–
Data for Progress	Feb 28–Mar 2, 2020	236 (LV)	± 6.9%	16%	8%	1%	–	57%	16%	2%[lower-alpha 8]	–
	Mar 1, 2020	Buttigieg withdraws from the race
Vermont Public Radio	Feb 4–10, 2020	332 (LV)	± 4.0%	5%	7%	9%	4%	51%	13%	2%[lower-alpha 9]	7%

Results

Popular vote share by county

Sanders—40–50%

Sanders—50–60%

2020 Vermont Democratic presidential primary[7]
Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates[8]
Bernie Sanders	79,921	50.57	11
Joe Biden	34,669	21.94	5
Elizabeth Warren	19,785	12.52
Michael Bloomberg	14,828	9.38
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	3,709	2.35
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	1,991	1.26
Tulsi Gabbard	1,303	0.82
Andrew Yang (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3]	591	0.37
Tom Steyer (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	202	0.13
Deval Patrick (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3]	137	0.09
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)	135	0.09
Donald Trump (write-in Republican)	83	0.05
Julian Castro (withdrawn)	52	0.03
Hillary Clinton (write-in)	5	0.00
Michael Bennet (write-in)	3	0.00
Other Write-ins / Other[lower-alpha 10]	238	0.15
Overvotes / Blank votes[lower-alpha 11]	380	0.24
Total	158,032	100%	16

Results by county


2020 Vermont Democratic primary (results per county)[9]
County	Bernie Sanders		Joe Biden		Elizabeth Warren		Michael Bloomberg		Pete Buttigieg		Amy Klobuchar		Tulsi Gabbard		Andrew Yang		Tom Steyer		Deval Patrick		Marianne Williamson		Mark Stewart		Julian Castro		Write-ins		Overvotes		Blank votes		Total votes cast
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total votes cast
Addison	5,069	48.61	2,256	21.63	1,581	15.16	974	9.34	227	2.18	117	1.12	67	0.64	34	0.33	15	0.14	7	0.07	6	0.06	11	0.11	5	0.05	17	0.16	7	0.07	35	0.34	10,428
Bennington	3,568	45.10	2,308	29.17	813	10.28	827	10.45	158	2.00	69	0.87	62	0.78	27	0.34	10	0.13	20	0.25	9	0.11	4	0.05	5	0.06	17	0.21	3	0.04	12	0.15	7,912
Caledonia	2,749	50.88	1,182	21.88	656	12.14	501	9.27	121	2.24	56	1.04	59	1.09	33	0.61	5	0.09	10	0.19	6	0.11	4	0.07	1	0.02	5	0.09	7	0.13	8	0.15	5,403
Chittenden	26,465	51.98	9,959	19.56	6,972	13.69	4,647	9.13	1,254	2.46	777	1.53	375	0.74	173	0.34	43	0.08	22	0.04	37	0.07	27	0.05	14	0.03	56	0.11	9	0.02	83	0.16	50,913
Essex	408	43.78	275	29.51	55	5.90	117	12.55	22	2.36	15	1.61	10	1.07	7	0.75	2	0.21	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	0	7	0.75	1	0.11	11	1.18	932
Franklin	3,962	50.14	1,919	24.28	527	6.67	1,021	12.92	194	2.46	81	1.03	57	0.72	47	0.59	7	0.09	8	0.10	14	0.18	7	0.09	4	0.05	25	0.32	3	0.04	26	0.33	7,902
Grand Isle	936	46.73	475	23.71	178	8.89	284	14.18	54	2.70	31	1.55	17	0.85	9	0.45	2	0.10	0	0	1	0.05	2	0.10	0	0	3	0.15	2	0.10	9	0.45	2,003
Lamoille	3,146	53.57	1,271	21.64	495	8.43	680	11.58	114	1.94	65	1.11	37	0.63	26	0.44	5	0.09	4	0.07	2	0.03	0	0	2	0.03	9	0.15	1	0.02	16	0.27	5,873
Orange	3,283	52.10	1,342	21.30	885	14.05	451	7.16	134	2.13	85	1.35	60	0.95	20	0.32	8	0.13	6	0.10	4	0.06	2	0.03	2	0.03	5	0.08	3	0.05	11	0.17	6,301
Orleans	1,985	51.53	899	23.34	341	8.85	439	11.40	67	1.74	37	0.96	35	0.91	14	0.36	5	0.13	4	0.10	7	0.18	5	0.13	1	0.03	1	0.03	2	0.05	10	0.26	3,852
Rutland	5,585	46.49	3,275	27.26	979	8.15	1,463	12.18	310	2.58	133	1.11	122	1.02	46	0.38	18	0.15	16	0.13	15	0.12	15	0.12	5	0.04	16	0.13	5	0.04	11	0.09	12,014
Washington	8,668	51.76	3,260	19.47	2,479	14.80	1,347	8.04	467	2.79	178	1.06	134	0.80	66	0.39	17	0.10	9	0.05	23	0.14	16	0.10	9	0.05	19	0.11	6	0.04	49	0.29	16,747
Windham	6,857	55.21	2,316	18.65	1,844	14.85	748	6.02	237	1.91	171	1.38	115	0.93	36	0.29	31	0.25	17	0.14	6	0.05	9	0.07	2	0.02	13	0.10	4	0.03	13	0.10	12,419
Windsor	7,240	47.22	3,932	25.64	1,980	12.91	1,329	8.67	350	2.28	176	1.15	153	1.00	53	0.35	34	0.22	14	0.09	5	0.03	6	0.04	2	0.01	26	0.17	4	0.03	29	0.19	15,333
Total	79,921	50.57	34,669	21.94	19,785	12.52	14,828	9.38	3,709	2.35	1,991	1.26	1,303	0.82	591	0.37	202	0.13	137	0.09	135	0.09	110	0.07	52	0.03	219	0.14	57	0.04	323	0.20	158,032

Notes

Filed as Mark Stewart in the Vermont primary
Candidate withdrew during absentee voting, shortly before the primary.
Candidate withdrew following the New Hampshire primary, when absentee voting had already begun.
Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined
FiveThirtyEight aggregates polls with a trendline regression of polls rather than a strict average of recent polls.
Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
Gabbard with 0%; Steyer with no voters; "Other" with 2%
Gabbard with 2%
Yang with 2%; Gabbard with 1%
"Blank" (written in) with 8 votes; Ron Paul, Michelle Obama, John Edwards, Thomas James Torgensen, and Stephen Richardson with 2 votes; 110 other write-ins with 1 vote
57 overvotes and 323 blank votes

References

Wilson Ring (March 3, 2020). "Sanders wins his home state of Vermont on Super Tuesday". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
Putnam, Josh (May 31, 2016). "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
"Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
WCAX (January 17, 2020). "Vermont's early primary voting period opens". WCAX 3.
"Vermont Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
"Qualified Candidates for the Vermont Presidential Primary" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
"OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE CANVASSING COMMITTEE UNITED STATES AND VERMONT STATEWIDE OFFICES PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
"Vermont Election Results 2020". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
"Official Report of the Canvassing Committee" (PDF). Vermont Official State Website. United States and Vermont Statewide Offices. March 3, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

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[MG-7] Filed as Mark Stewart in the Vermont primary

[WithdrewBeforeST-vt2-8] Candidate withdrew during absentee voting, shortly before the primary.

[WithdrewBeforeST-vt1-9] Candidate withdrew following the New Hampshire primary, when absentee voting had already begun.

[undecided-10] Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined

[trendline-11] FiveThirtyEight aggregates polls with a trendline regression of polls rather than a strict average of recent polls.

[key-12] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[13] Gabbard with 0%; Steyer with no voters; "Other" with 2%

[14] Gabbard with 2%

[15] Yang with 2%; Gabbard with 1%

[18] "Blank" (written in) with 8 votes; Ron Paul, Michelle Obama, John Edwards, Thomas James Torgensen, and Stephen Richardson with 2 votes; 110 other write-ins with 1 vote

[19] 57 overvotes and 323 blank votes

[1] Wilson Ring (March 3, 2020). "Sanders wins his home state of Vermont on Super Tuesday". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

[FHQ-primarydates-2] Putnam, Josh (May 31, 2016). "The 2020 Presidential Primary Calendar". Frontloading HQ. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[3] "Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses". The Green Papers. November 24, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[4] WCAX (January 17, 2020). "Vermont's early primary voting period opens". WCAX 3.

[GP-5] "Vermont Democratic Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. May 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[6] "Qualified Candidates for the Vermont Presidential Primary" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[VT-SOS-results-16] "OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE CANVASSING COMMITTEE UNITED STATES AND VERMONT STATEWIDE OFFICES PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[17] "Vermont Election Results 2020". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[20] "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee" (PDF). Vermont Official State Website. United States and Vermont Statewide Offices. March 3, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.