2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 27,332 | 16,027 | 44,618 | |
| 2020 | D | 29,486 | 15,722 | 46,148 | |
| 2016 | D | 22,851 | 15,077 | 41,045 | |
| 2012 | D | 23,463 | 15,202 | 39,452 | |
| 2008 | D | 25,479 | 15,717 | 41,841 | |
| 2004 | D | 22,992 | 16,622 | 40,426 | |
| 2000 | D | 20,790 | 14,258 | 37,838 | |
| 1996 | D | 18,951 | 11,500 | 35,096 | |
| 1992 | D | 17,584 | 12,386 | 39,644 | |
| 1988 | D | 17,597 | 16,923 | 34,664 | |
| 1984 | R | 14,466 | 19,629 | 34,209 | |
| 1980 | R | 13,904 | 14,555 | 34,356 | |
| 1976 | D | 17,768 | 15,155 | 33,107 | |
| 1972 | R | 12,844 | 19,142 | 32,035 | |
| 1968 | D | 16,251 | 10,504 | 27,830 | |
| 1964 | D | 19,782 | 7,078 | 26,860 | |
| 1960 | D | 15,677 | 11,942 | 27,619 | |
| 1956 | R | 9,433 | 16,063 | 25,498 | |
| 1952 | R | 11,116 | 15,136 | 26,262 | |
| 1948 | R | 9,254 | 10,756 | 20,146 | |
| 1944 | D | 11,375 | 9,435 | 20,831 | |
| 1940 | D | 10,645 | 9,882 | 20,541 | |
| 1936 | D | 9,499 | 9,358 | 19,361 | |
| 1932 | R | 7,838 | 8,633 | 16,636 | |
| 1928 | R | 6,748 | 8,578 | 15,359 | |
| 1924 | R | 3,975 | 9,608 | 14,289 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,228 | 9,319 | 12,146 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,932 | 4,003 | 7,043 | |
| 1912 | R | 2,487 | 2,583 | 6,470 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,949 | 3,639 | 5,839 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,263 | 3,683 | 6,033 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,776 | 3,283 | 5,180 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,092 | 3,415 | 4,773 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,258 | 2,746 | 5,131 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
English
0.6%
African American
2.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,514
Newport County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Newport County$103,514
Rhode Island$87,796
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Newport County's D+25 presidential margin belies an electorate shaped by competing forces: seasonal wealth on Aquidneck Island, a substantial active-duty military community at Naval Station Newport, and working-class pockets on the mainland.
The Democratic margin in Newport County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.
Newport County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,514, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,657 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol County and Washtenaw County.
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