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Vermont Proposal 4

Equality of rights. 2026 results by town, from Vermont's official results file: Yes 78.6%, No 21.4% statewide.

Statewide

To see if the voters will amend the Vermont Constitution by adding Article 23 to read: Article 23. [Equality of rights] That the people are guaranteed equal protection under the law. The State shall not deny equal treatment under the law on account of a person’s race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied to prevent the adoption or implementation of measures intended to provide equality of treatment and opportunity for members of groups that have historically been subject to discrimination.

Yes 78.6% No 21.4%

230,396 yes and 62,737 no.

The Secretary of State's 2026 voter guide · Proposal 4 as adopted by the Senate · The state's unofficial amendment results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By town

247 towns: Yes has the most votes in 245, No has the most votes in 2. The figures for each town are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

TownYesNoVotes
Addison64.6%35.4%718
Albany70.2%29.8%443
Alburgh65.6%34.4%846
Andover69.4%30.6%301
Arlington77.2%22.8%1,143
Athens77.0%23.0%178
Bakersfield75.6%24.4%577
Baltimore65.3%34.7%95
Barnard83.2%16.8%530
Barnet73.1%26.9%888
Barre City76.7%23.3%2,964
Barre Town70.1%29.9%4,032
Barton75.8%24.2%975
Belvidere67.1%32.9%164
Bennington78.5%21.5%5,370
Benson59.8%40.2%435
Berkshire68.3%31.7%520
Berlin74.5%25.5%1,298
Bethel78.6%21.4%866
Bloomfield23.4%76.6%94
Bolton80.0%20.0%644
Bradford78.1%21.9%1,176
Braintree75.4%24.6%590
Brandon74.5%25.5%1,843
Brattleboro88.5%11.5%5,066
Bridgewater75.3%24.7%413
Bridport66.0%34.0%629
Brighton69.7%30.3%458
Bristol78.7%21.3%1,934
Brookfield74.1%25.9%711
Brookline80.3%19.7%264
Brownington69.6%30.4%359
Brunswick66.7%33.3%45
Burke78.1%21.9%753
Burlington90.0%10.0%16,962
Cabot71.8%28.2%748
Calais81.5%18.5%999
Cambridge79.0%21.0%1,730
Canaan75.3%24.7%348
Castleton69.8%30.2%1,630
Cavendish73.9%26.1%625
Charleston67.8%32.2%410
Charlotte79.4%20.6%2,359
Chelsea73.1%26.9%590
Chester75.2%24.8%1,391
Chittenden69.4%30.6%648
Clarendon65.1%34.9%1,066
Colchester78.1%21.9%7,710
Concord66.5%33.5%448
Corinth68.8%31.2%699
Cornwall84.4%15.6%755
Coventry68.2%31.8%418
Craftsbury79.6%20.4%614
Danby70.1%29.9%568
Danville74.8%25.2%1,244
Derby70.9%29.1%1,934
Dorset80.7%19.3%1,172
Dover77.7%22.3%672
Dummerston87.3%12.7%1,078
Duxbury77.2%22.8%784
East Haven80.2%19.8%111
East Montpelier83.6%16.4%1,510
Eden71.8%28.2%476
Elmore79.3%20.7%511
Enosburgh73.8%26.2%966
Essex Junction City82.8%17.2%4,993
Essex Town77.0%23.0%5,882
Fair Haven72.8%27.2%935
Fairfax69.7%30.3%2,447
Fairfield71.0%29.0%884
Fairlee83.1%16.9%496
Fayston85.2%14.8%816
Ferrisburgh78.2%21.8%1,541
Fletcher75.6%24.4%725
Franklin68.0%32.0%612
Georgia69.9%30.1%2,273
Glover72.1%27.9%502
Goshen73.3%26.7%116
Grafton79.3%20.7%343
Granby73.3%26.7%30
Grand Isle74.0%26.0%1,214
Granville82.0%18.0%139
Greensboro83.6%16.4%428
Groton69.1%30.9%434
Guildhall69.2%30.8%146
Guilford80.2%19.8%1,133
Halifax73.8%26.2%390
Hancock77.6%22.4%152
Hardwick77.0%23.0%1,273
Hartford85.7%14.3%4,836
Hartland82.6%17.4%1,720
Highgate67.8%32.2%1,281
Hinesburg80.9%19.1%2,653
Holland62.8%37.2%277
Hubbardton67.9%32.1%318
Huntington83.4%16.6%1,156
Hyde Park77.0%23.0%1,496
Ira65.9%34.1%211
Irasburg56.5%43.5%508
Isle La Motte68.2%31.8%336
Jamaica81.1%18.9%465
Jay64.1%35.9%237
Jericho80.4%19.6%3,067
Johnson76.8%23.2%1,152
Killington81.9%18.1%558
Kirby78.9%21.1%284
Landgrove85.0%15.0%107
Leicester71.4%28.6%479
Lemington91.4%8.6%35
Lincoln84.4%15.6%829
Londonderry82.8%17.2%884
Lowell64.0%36.0%364
Ludlow74.7%25.3%898
Lunenburg68.9%31.1%447
Lyndon73.9%26.1%1,960
Maidstone76.2%23.8%101
Manchester83.0%17.0%2,208
Marlboro89.5%10.5%506
Marshfield74.0%26.0%793
Mendon71.8%28.2%571
Middlebury87.8%12.2%3,611
Middlesex81.9%18.1%1,061
Middletown Springs76.1%23.9%448
Milton71.7%28.3%4,988
Monkton76.8%23.2%1,222
Montgomery75.9%24.1%586
Montpelier88.6%11.4%4,443
Moretown81.2%18.8%951
Morgan65.3%34.7%300
Morristown81.0%19.0%2,653
Mount Holly67.9%32.1%694
Mount Tabor74.0%26.0%77
New Haven71.5%28.5%956
Newark63.7%36.3%303
Newbury78.8%21.2%1,012
Newfane84.5%15.5%911
Newport City74.4%25.6%1,363
Newport Town68.3%31.7%638
North Hero73.6%26.4%609
Northfield74.3%25.7%2,032
Norton45.6%54.4%68
Norwich91.1%8.9%2,110
Orange58.6%41.4%459
Orwell68.6%31.4%624
Panton74.7%25.3%359
Pawlet72.5%27.5%726
Peacham83.8%16.2%425
Peru91.5%8.5%236
Pittsfield75.4%24.6%289
Pittsford71.3%28.7%1,330
Plainfield82.2%17.8%675
Plymouth80.0%20.0%285
Pomfret86.2%13.8%535
Poultney71.1%28.9%1,247
Pownal72.2%27.8%1,255
Proctor73.7%26.3%714
Putney89.6%10.4%1,226
Randolph77.3%22.7%2,154
Reading82.4%17.6%380
Readsboro68.6%31.4%322
Richford73.0%27.0%684
Richmond84.3%15.7%2,374
Ripton88.4%11.6%353
Rochester82.5%17.5%606
Rockingham82.7%17.3%1,894
Roxbury78.3%21.7%355
Royalton77.9%22.1%1,200
Rupert77.9%22.1%331
Rutland City74.4%25.6%5,616
Rutland Town70.9%29.1%1,964
Ryegate71.4%28.6%493
Saint Albans City80.9%19.1%2,399
Saint Albans Town73.2%26.8%2,973
Saint George73.6%26.4%379
Saint Johnsbury76.9%23.1%2,670
Salisbury78.8%21.2%534
Sandgate72.0%28.0%193
Searsburg60.5%39.5%43
Shaftsbury78.8%21.2%1,761
Sharon81.6%18.4%741
Sheffield71.5%28.5%312
Shelburne82.0%18.0%4,838
Sheldon69.0%31.0%741
Shoreham76.2%23.8%600
Shrewsbury68.6%31.4%545
South Burlington85.5%14.5%10,359
South Hero76.6%23.4%1,103
Springfield76.2%23.8%3,467
Stamford66.2%33.8%396
Stannard78.1%21.9%96
Starksboro77.3%22.7%903
Stockbridge74.9%25.1%355
Stowe79.6%20.4%2,451
Strafford90.1%9.9%687
Stratton69.7%30.3%132
Sudbury66.0%34.0%324
Sunderland82.2%17.8%539
Sutton70.0%30.0%414
Swanton70.4%29.6%2,553
Thetford85.8%14.2%1,554
Tinmouth67.7%32.3%297
Topsham65.7%34.3%539
Townshend81.6%18.4%615
Troy68.3%31.7%622
Tunbridge71.7%28.3%721
Underhill79.2%20.8%1,886
Vergennes84.3%15.7%1,261
Vernon68.6%31.4%945
Vershire77.3%22.7%344
Victory58.7%41.3%46
Waitsfield84.5%15.5%1,048
Walden74.7%25.3%514
Wallingford69.0%31.0%945
Waltham81.5%18.5%276
Wardsboro82.0%18.0%383
Warren85.3%14.7%986
Washington71.3%28.7%502
Waterbury83.8%16.2%2,981
Waterford71.8%28.2%655
Waterville66.5%33.5%349
Weathersfield73.3%26.7%1,451
Wells68.6%31.4%555
West Fairlee82.5%17.5%280
West Haven73.8%26.2%141
West Rutland71.2%28.8%854
West Windsor82.2%17.8%757
Westfield72.4%27.6%275
Westford77.3%22.7%1,222
Westminster86.2%13.8%1,408
Westmore79.2%20.8%192
Weston84.7%15.3%352
Weybridge85.0%15.0%526
Wheelock73.6%26.4%333
Whiting74.6%25.4%169
Whitingham68.9%31.1%569
Williamstown67.9%32.1%1,432
Williston79.7%20.3%5,891
Wilmington78.3%21.7%836
Windham80.4%19.6%235
Windsor80.6%19.4%1,400
Winhall79.5%20.5%555
Winooski90.5%9.5%2,870
Wolcott76.9%23.1%791
Woodbury74.8%25.2%480
Woodford79.3%20.7%140
Woodstock84.7%15.3%1,621
Worcester79.8%20.2%535

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Vermont's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 7:30 AM. Unofficial until certified. Vermont's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.