Elections / 2020 · President · RI
Joe Biden carried Rhode Island D+20.6.
Joe Biden (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Rhode Island, 2020. The state ran 16.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2020 ballot here.
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Rhode Island result
516,383 votes counted
Biden (D)
306,210
59.3%
Trump (R)
199,837
38.7%
All others
10,336
2.0%
Margin
D+20.6
2020 presidential election
Rhode Island, 2020
BidenD+20.6
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Joe Biden ✓Democratic | 59.3% | 306,210 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 38.7% | 199,837 |
| Jo JorgensenLibertarian | 2.0% | 10,336 |
D+60R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Rhode Island's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.0% |
| 1896 | −41.9% |
| 1900 | −24.7% |
| 1904 | −24.4% |
| 1908 | −26.6% |
| 1912 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | −5.1% |
| 1920 | −31.2% |
| 1924 | −23.2% |
| 1928 | +0.6% |
| 1932 | +11.8% |
| 1936 | +12.9% |
| 1940 | +13.6% |
| 1944 | +17.3% |
| 1948 | +16.2% |
| 1952 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | −16.5% |
| 1960 | +27.3% |
| 1964 | +61.7% |
| 1968 | +32.2% |
| 1972 | −6.2% |
| 1976 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | −3.6% |
| 1988 | +11.7% |
| 1992 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | +29.1% |
| 2004 | +20.8% |
| 2008 | +28.0% |
| 2012 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | +20.6% |
| 2024 | +13.6% |
County results — 2020
5 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol County | D | 18,050 | 9,745 | 28,415 | |
| Kent County | D | 49,113 | 42,001 | 93,093 | |
| Newport County | D | 29,486 | 15,722 | 46,148 | |
| Providence County | D | 165,012 | 102,551 | 272,667 | |
| Washington County | D | 44,549 | 29,818 | 76,060 |