Vermont Senate

2020 Election Update

Heading into the 2020 election, Democrats controlled the Vermont State Senate 22 to 6 with two Progressive Party members. Democrats lost one seat (one seat in Essex-Orleans) for a net loss of one. Democrats now control the chamber 21 to 7 with two Progressive Party members.

The below table shows 2020 and 2018 election results for the Vermont Senate. The LDI scores are for the 2020 cycle. EveryDistrict will release new scores and district rankings after the redistricting process.

2018 Election Update

After the 2016 election, Democrats controlled the Vermont State Senate 21-7 with two Progressive Party members.

In the 2018 election, Democrats flipped one Republican-held seat in Rutland to grow their majority to 22-6 with two Progressive Party members.

Understanding the Map

EveryDistrict’s Legislative District Index (LDI) is the gold standard of state legislative competitiveness. Our LDI ranks state legislative districts on a scale from 100 to -100, using statewide elections data. Districts with a score of 100 would vote for statewide Democratic candidates by an average of 100 points (with the Democratic candidate receiving 100% of the vote); districts with a score of -100 would vote for statewide Republican candidates by an average of 100 points (with the Republican candidate receiving 100% of the vote). For a more realistic example, a district with a score of 10 would vote for statewide Democratic candidates by an average of 10 points (meaning we would expect the Democratic state legislative candidate to win with 55% of the vote compared to the Republican winning 45% of the vote).

For more information about EveryDistrict’s LDI, please click here.