# Phil Scott

Phil Scott is the Republican governor of Vermont.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Vermont
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-VT-phil-scott (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Scott has 62 classified statements in the current term.

## What Scott says (Current term)

62 classified statements: 62 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scott | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 11.3% | 4.4% | 2 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 56.5% | 40.0% | 4 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.1% | 2.7% | 1 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 21.0% | 29.0% | 15 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.7% | 21 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 57% (Republican governors 19%); Taxation 43% (Republican governors 18%); Education 31% (Republican governors 18%); Housing and Community Development 29% (Republican governors 2.6%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (Republican governors 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.07), from 879 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114673348936409446
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114678547671392663
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114721837439451239
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114794931168362833
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114796821675397217
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114814924224405893
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114344342147981544
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114375003563036845
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114418288272830820
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/PhilScott4VT/status/2114434396170125732

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.vermont.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.philscott.org/
- X: https://x.com/PhilScott4VT

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-VT-phil-scott