1840 United States presidential election in Vermont

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1840 United States presidential election in Vermont

| country = Vermont

| flag_year = 1837

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1836 United States presidential election in Vermont

| previous_year = 1836

| next_election = 1844 United States presidential election in Vermont

| next_year = 1844

| election_date = November 10, 1840

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = William Henry Harrison crop.jpg

| nominee1 = William Henry Harrison

| party1 = Whig Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Ohio

| running_mate1 = John Tyler

| electoral_vote1 = 7

| popular_vote1 = 32,445

| percentage1 = 63.90%

| image2 = Martin Van Buren circa 1837 crop.jpg

| nominee2 = Martin Van Buren

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = New York

| running_mate2 = none

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 18,009

| percentage2 = 35.47%

| map_image = Vermont Presidential Election Results 1840.svg

| map_size = 260px

| map_caption = County Results

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Harrison

{{legend|#fec44f|50–60%}}

{{legend|#fe9929|60–70%}}

{{legend|#ec7014|70–80%}}

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| title = President

| before_election = Martin Van Buren

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = William Henry Harrison

| after_party = Whig Party (United States)

| outgoing_members = DE

| elected_members = NC

}}

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A presidential election was held in Vermont on November 10, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.{{cite book |last1=Dubin |first1=Michael J. |title=United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State |date=2002 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, NC |page=xvi}} Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won Vermont by a margin of 28.43%.

Harrison's 28.43% margin of victory made it his strongest victory in the election while he carried 63.90% of the popular vote made Vermont his second strongest state after Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1840&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1840 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}

Harrison had previously won Vermont against Van Buren four years earlier.