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United States presidential election results for Rhode Island[1]
Year
Republican / Whig
Democratic
Third party
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
2020
199,922
38.61%
307,486
59.39%
10,349
2.00%
2016
180,543
38.90%
252,525
54.41%
31,076
6.70%
2012
157,204
35.24%
279,677
62.70%
9,168
2.06%
2008
165,391
35.06%
296,571
62.86%
9,804
2.08%
2004
169,046
38.67%
259,760
59.42%
8,328
1.91%
2000
130,555
31.91%
249,508
60.99%
29,049
7.10%
1996
104,683
26.82%
233,050
59.71%
52,551
13.46%
1992
131,601
29.02%
213,299
47.04%
108,578
23.94%
1988
177,761
43.93%
225,123
55.64%
1,736
0.43%
1984
212,080
51.66%
197,106
48.02%
1,306
0.32%
1980
154,793
37.20%
198,342
47.67%
62,937
15.13%
1976
181,249
44.08%
227,636
55.36%
2,285
0.56%
1972
220,383
53.00%
194,645
46.81%
780
0.19%
1968
122,359
31.78%
246,518
64.03%
16,123
4.19%
1964
74,615
19.13%
315,463
80.87%
13
0.00%
1960
147,502
36.37%
258,032
63.63%
1
0.00%
1956
225,819
58.23%
161,970
41.77%
2
0.00%
1952
210,935
50.89%
203,293
49.05%
270
0.07%
1948
135,787
41.44%
188,736
57.59%
3,179
0.97%
1944
123,487
41.26%
175,356
58.59%
433
0.14%
1940
138,653
43.17%
182,182
56.73%
313
0.10%
1936
125,031
40.18%
165,238
53.10%
20,909
6.72%
1932
115,266
43.31%
146,604
55.08%
4,300
1.62%
1928
117,522
49.55%
118,973
50.16%
699
0.29%
1924
125,286
59.63%
76,606
36.46%
8,223
3.91%
1920
107,463
63.97%
55,062
32.78%
5,456
3.25%
1916
44,858
51.08%
40,394
46.00%
2,564
2.92%
1912
27,703
35.56%
30,412
39.04%
19,779
25.39%
1908
43,942
60.76%
24,706
34.16%
3,669
5.07%
1904
41,605
60.60%
24,839
36.18%
2,212
3.22%
1900
33,784
59.74%
19,812
35.04%
2,952
5.22%
1896
37,437
68.33%
14,459
26.39%
2,889
5.27%
1892
26,975
50.71%
24,336
45.75%
1,885
3.54%
1888
21,969
53.88%
17,530
42.99%
1,276
3.13%
1884
19,030
58.07%
12,391
37.81%
1,350
4.12%
1880
18,195
62.24%
10,779
36.87%
261
0.89%
1876
15,787
59.29%
10,712
40.23%
128
0.48%
1872
13,665
71.94%
5,329
28.06%
0
0.00%
1868
12,993
66.49%
6,548
33.51%
0
0.00%
1864
13,962
62.24%
8,470
37.76%
0
0.00%
1860
12,244
61.37%
7,707
38.63%
0
0.00%
1856
11,467
57.85%
6,680
33.70%
1,675
8.45%
1852
7,626
44.85%
8,735
51.37%
644
3.79%
1848
6,779
60.77%
3,646
32.68%
730
6.54%
1844
7,322
59.55%
4,867
39.58%
107
0.87%
1840
5,278
61.22%
3,301
38.29%
42
0.49%
1836
2,710
47.76%
2,964
52.24%
0
0.00%
Since the Great Depression, Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party, and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928, with the exceptions being 1952, 1956, 1972, and 1984.[2] The Rhode Island Republican Party, although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly, has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections, having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014, Democrats had not won a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992, and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
Democrats hold all statewide and congressional seats including Governor Daniel McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, U.S. Representatives Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Secretary of State Gregg Amore, General Treasurer James Diossa, and Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey.
In a 2020 study, Rhode Island was ranked as the 19th easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
Party registration as of February 2021[4]
Party
Total voters
Percentage
Unaffiliated
348,569
43.18%
Democratic
346,320
42.90%
Republican
112,334
13.92%
Total
807,223
100%
^Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Rhode Island". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
^"Rhode Island Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin".
^J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
^https://datahub.sos.ri.gov/RegisteredVoter.aspx
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