Burlington is a big college town. Two very liberal colleges are in downtown Burlington. The whole town smells like pot.
The rest of Vermont are either old hippies like Ben & Jerry and ex NYC people that own all the bed & breakfast’s Inns or ski bums.
The only salt of the earth types are the dairy farmers that have been in VT since the Green Mtn Boys in the 1700’s.
They have big signs on their barns that say “Take Back VT”.
They are WAY out voted.
Many years ago on Valentines weekend, I booked a bed-and-breakfast outside Brattleboro to do something a little different for my wife. The people were nice enough but when we came down for breakfast, we quickly realized we were the only heterosexual couple in the place. Oops! Turns out the B&B was specifically targeted for homosexual couples.
It was a nice weekend nonetheless. We got smacked with a snowstorm the day we were to leave and the owners (two lesbians) let us stay another night for half the normal rate and made dinner for us as we couldn't get to any restaurants that night. They really did go out of their way to make us feel comfortable.