BURLINGTON, Vt. — Larry David, the comedian and actor, made an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend to play Senator Bernie Sanders in the show’s reimagining of last week’s Democratic presidential debate.

Mr. David, who was a creator of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” provided a spot-on impersonation of the Vermont senator-turned-presidential candidate, raging against billionaires and big banks.

But while Mr. David may have set the bar for portraying the candidate, it is worth noting that he is not the only one with a Bernie Sanders impression. It is hard to find anyone in this small city in northern Vermont who does not have a story about meeting Mr. Sanders for the first time in person, and many will offer their own take on the man without much urging.

As they share their stories, the tone of their voices sometimes drops an octave or two, the occasional “billionaire” becomes a “billion-AY-ah,” the consonants punctuated by a slightly harsher cluck, and the leafy pedestrian Church Street starts to sound a little more like Flatbush Avenue.