Editing Rutland County, Vermont (section)

==Politics==
In [[1828 United States presidential election in Vermont|1828]], Rutland County was won by [[National Republican Party]] candidate [[John Quincy Adams]] and by [[Henry Clay]] in [[1832 United States presidential election in Vermont|1832]].

From [[William Henry Harrison]] in [[1836 United States presidential election in Vermont|1836]] to [[Winfield Scott]] in [[1852 United States presidential election in Vermont|1852]], the county would be won by [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] candidates.

From [[John C. Frémont]] in [[1856 United States presidential election in Vermont|1856]] to [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1960 United States presidential election in Vermont|1960]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] would have a 104-year winning streak in the county.

In [[1964 United States presidential election in Vermont|1964]], Rutland County was won by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] incumbent President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who became the first Democratic presidential candidate to not only win the county, but to win the state of Vermont entirely.

Following the Democrats' victory in 1964, the county went back to voting for Republican candidates for another 20 year winning streak starting with Richard Nixon in [[1968 United States presidential election in Vermont|1968]] and ending with [[George H. W. Bush]] in [[1988 United States presidential election in Vermont|1988]], who became the last Republican presidential candidate to win the county.

In [[1992 United States presidential election in Vermont|1992]], the county was won by [[Bill Clinton]] and has been won by Democratic candidates ever since. That said, Rutland County has continued to be relatively close in some presidential elections. In 2000, Al Gore carried Rutland County by just 1.6%; in 2004, Kerry carried it by 4.7%; and in 2016, Hillary Clinton carried it by 3.9% (with a substantial 'other' vote in the 2000 and 2016 elections).

Republicans see greater success at a local level in Rutland County. A majority of the county's legislative seats in both the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] and [[Vermont Senate]] are held by Republicans. In nine of the ten past gubernatorial elections, the Republican candidate has won the greatest number of votes in Rutland County. Most recently, incumbent Republican governor [[Phil Scott]] won 80 percent of Rutland County's votes in the [[2024 Vermont gubernatorial election]].

{{PresHead|place=Rutland County, Vermont|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 7, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 2,927 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 240 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 79 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,926|2,785|221|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|2,999|2,079|3,246|Vermont}}
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{{PresRow|1904|Republican|5,772|1,367|345|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,901|1,874|129|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|6,794|1,661|255|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|5,210|2,426|199|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|6,088|2,417|373|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|5,096|2,253|294|Vermont}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|5,690|2,421|42|Vermont}}
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