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Rhode IslandHarrisD+13.8
2024 presidential margin by county for Rhode Island, RIA map of the constituent counties of Rhode Island, RI, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Exeter, RI · R+5.5Charlestown, RI · D+9.7Tiverton, RI · D+5.4Middletown, RI · D+26.6Westerly, RI · D+7.9Pawtucket, RI · D+32.1Providence, RI · D+50.6Cumberland, RI · D+7.0Johnston, RI · R+18.8North Smithfield, RI · R+4.5South Kingstown, RI · D+32.1Coventry, RI · R+12.7East Greenwich, RI · D+22.0Scituate, RI · R+21.6Woonsocket, RI · R+1.4Cranston, RI · D+6.3Lincoln, RI · D+2.4Barrington, RI · D+42.5Bristol, RI · D+15.9Warren, RI · D+16.9Little Compton, RI · D+20.8Newport, RI · D+43.0Portsmouth, RI · D+21.6Jamestown, RI · D+37.6Narragansett, RI · D+13.6New Shoreham, RI · D+55.6Hopkinton, RI · R+7.0North Kingstown, RI · D+20.1Richmond, RI · R+3.3Burrillville, RI · R+25.0Central Falls, RI · D+29.6North Providence, RI · D+6.8Foster, RI · R+21.3Glocester, RI · R+19.9Smithfield, RI · R+7.6East Providence, RI · D+22.5Warwick, RI · D+7.7West Warwick, RI · R+1.8West Greenwich, RI · R+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic55.5%285,156
Donald TrumpRepublican41.8%214,406
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Kennedy1.0%5,045
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Rhode Island, RI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barrington, RIDemocraticD+42.5
Bristol, RIDemocraticD+15.9
Burrillville, RIRepublicanR+25.0
Central Falls, RIDemocraticD+29.6
Charlestown, RIDemocraticD+9.7
Coventry, RIRepublicanR+12.7
Cranston, RIDemocraticD+6.3
Cumberland, RIDemocraticD+7.0
East Greenwich, RIDemocraticD+22.0
East Providence, RIDemocraticD+22.5
Exeter, RIRepublicanR+5.5
Foster, RIRepublicanR+21.3
Glocester, RIRepublicanR+19.9
Hopkinton, RIRepublicanR+7.0
Jamestown, RIDemocraticD+37.6
Johnston, RIRepublicanR+18.8
Lincoln, RIDemocraticD+2.4
Little Compton, RIDemocraticD+20.8
Middletown, RIDemocraticD+26.6
Narragansett, RIDemocraticD+13.6
New Shoreham, RIDemocraticD+55.6
Newport, RIDemocraticD+43.0
North Kingstown, RIDemocraticD+20.1
North Providence, RIDemocraticD+6.8
North Smithfield, RIRepublicanR+4.5
Pawtucket, RIDemocraticD+32.1
Portsmouth, RIDemocraticD+21.6
Providence, RIDemocraticD+50.6
Richmond, RIRepublicanR+3.3
Scituate, RIRepublicanR+21.6
Smithfield, RIRepublicanR+7.6
South Kingstown, RIDemocraticD+32.1
Tiverton, RIDemocraticD+5.4
Warren, RIDemocraticD+16.9
Warwick, RIDemocraticD+7.7
West Greenwich, RIRepublicanR+20.9
West Warwick, RIRepublicanR+1.8
Westerly, RIDemocraticD+7.9
Woonsocket, RIRepublicanR+1.4

Rhode Island, Rhode Island

presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +13.8% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+13.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (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+13.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
55.5%Harris285,156
41.8%Trump214,406
1.0%Kennedy5,045
+13.8%
513,386
D
59.3%Biden306,210
38.7%Trump199,837
1.0%Jorgensen5,053
+20.6%
516,383
D
54.4%Clinton251,888
38.9%Trump180,490
3.2%Johnson14,746
+15.4%
463,416
D
62.7%Obama279,409
35.3%Romney157,151
1.0%Johnson4,388
+27.4%
445,716
D
63.2%Obama296,833
35.1%McCain165,129
1.0%Nader4,829
+28.0%
470,039
D
59.4%Kerry259,760
38.7%Bush169,046
1.1%Nader4,651
+20.8%
437,134
D
61.0%Gore249,508
31.9%Bush130,555
6.1%Nader25,052
+29.1%
409,112
D
59.7%Clinton233,050
26.8%Dole104,683
11.2%Perot43,723
+32.9%
390,247
D
47.0%Clinton213,299
29.0%Bush131,601
23.2%Perot105,045
+18.0%
453,365
D
55.6%Dukakis225,123
43.9%Bush177,761
0.2%Paul825
+11.7%
404,569
R
48.0%Mondale197,106
51.7%Reagan212,080
0.1%Richards510
−3.6%
410,489
D
47.7%Carter198,342
37.2%Reagan154,793
14.4%Anderson59,819
+10.5%
415,967
D
55.4%Carter227,636
44.1%Ford181,249
0.2%Macbride715
+11.3%
410,584
R
46.8%McGovern194,645
53.0%Nixon220,383
0.2%Schmitz780
−6.2%
415,808
D
64.0%Humphrey246,518
31.8%Nixon122,359
4.2%Wallace16,123
+32.2%
385,000
D
80.9%Johnson315,463
19.1%Goldwater74,615
0.0%
+61.7%
390,078
D
63.6%Kennedy258,032
36.4%Nixon147,502
0.0%Byrd1
+27.3%
405,535
R
41.7%Stevenson161,790
58.3%Eisenhower225,819
0.0%Andrews2
−16.5%
387,611
R
49.0%Stevenson203,293
50.9%Eisenhower210,935
0.1%Hallinan270
−1.8%
414,498
D
57.6%Truman188,736
41.4%Dewey135,787
1.0%Thurmond3,179
+16.2%
327,702
D
58.6%Roosevelt175,356
41.3%Dewey123,487
0.1%Thomas433
+17.3%
299,276
D
56.7%Roosevelt182,182
43.2%Willkie138,653
0.1%Thomas313
+13.6%
321,148
D
53.1%Roosevelt165,238
40.2%Landon125,031
6.7%Lemke20,909
+12.9%
311,178
D
55.1%Roosevelt146,604
43.3%Hoover115,266
1.6%Thomas4,300
+11.8%
266,170
D
50.2%Smith118,973
49.5%Hoover117,522
0.3%Thomas699
+0.6%
237,194
R
36.5%Davis76,606
59.6%Coolidge125,286
3.9%La Follette8,223
−23.2%
210,115
R
32.8%Cox55,062
64.0%Harding107,453
3.3%Debs5,466
−31.2%
167,981
R
46.0%Wilson40,394
51.1%Hughes44,858
2.9%Benson2,564
−5.1%
87,816
D
39.0%Wilson30,412
35.6%Taft27,703
25.4%Roosevelt19,779
+3.5%
77,894
R
34.2%Bryan24,706
60.8%Taft43,942
5.1%Debs3,669
−26.6%
72,317
R
36.2%Parker24,839
60.6%Roosevelt41,605
3.2%Debs2,212
−24.4%
68,656
R
35.0%Bryan19,812
59.7%McKinley33,784
5.2%Woolley2,952
−24.7%
56,548
R
26.4%Bryan14,459
68.3%McKinley37,437
5.3%Palmer2,889
−41.9%
54,785
R
45.7%Cleveland24,336
50.7%Harrison26,975
3.5%Weaver1,885
−5.0%
53,196
2026 election
On the ballot
Governorno nominee yet
Dan McKeeHelena FoulkesKen Block

Not an open seat: incumbent Gov. Dan McKee (D) is running for a second full term, but he faces a serious, genuinely contested Democratic primary against Helena Foulkes (former CVS executive, 2022 candidate), who leads in polling and won the state party endorsement over McKee. Both are 'candidate' (not presumptive). Ken Block is a notable independent. Primary moved from Sept 8 to Wednesday Sept 9 2026 due to the Labor Day setup crunch; not yet held. GOP field has no major candidate of note.

Full 2026 forecast →

U.S. Senateno nominee yet
Jack Reedpresumptive nomineeRay McKaypresumptive nominee

Primary Sept 9, 2026 (not yet held). Reed presumptive D; McKay presumptive R after Allen Waters left for Providence mayor.

Full 2026 forecast →

Source · Akashic 2026 forecast.
Congressional elections · 50 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0. Seat totals count district winners; vote shares aggregate every district.
YearSeats wonD %R %Total
D 260.4%37.2%484,598
D 256.4%41.9%357,823
D 264.0%22.5%488,417
D 265.0%34.8%373,280

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
59.9%294,665
39.8%196,039
491,948
2020D
66.6%328,574
33.4%164,855
493,429
2018D
61.6%231,477
38.4%144,421
375,898
2014D
70.7%223,675
29.3%92,684
316,359
2012D
65.0%271,034
35.0%146,222
417,256
2008D
73.4%320,644
26.6%116,174
436,818
2006D
53.5%206,043
46.5%178,950
384,993
2002D
78.4%253,774
21.6%69,808
323,582
2000R
41.1%161,023
56.9%222,588
391,353
1996D
63.3%230,676
35.0%127,368
364,371
1994R
35.5%122,532
64.5%222,856
345,388
1990D
61.8%225,105
38.2%138,947
364,052
1988R
45.4%180,717
54.6%217,273
397,990
1984D
72.7%285,811
27.3%107,545
393,356
1982R
48.8%167,283
51.2%175,495
342,778
1978D
75.1%229,557
24.9%76,061
305,618
1976R
42.0%167,665
57.7%230,329
398,906
Even in the most Catholic state in the country, reliably Democratic since 1988, the margin slid 6.8 points toward Trump in 2024 — and Kent County came within two points.
Blue, but narrowing
D+20.6 (2020) → D+13.8 (2024) — a 6.8-pt move toward Trump, with the working-class Northeast · MIT Election Lab
The most Catholic state
40.6% of residents are Catholic adherents — 1st of 50 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
Italian and Portuguese roots
14.7% Italian and 7.0% Portuguese ancestry — among the highest of any state; 16.1% Irish · ACS 2024 5-year (B04006)
Providence holds the state
269,989 of 513,386 votes and 151,508 of the Democratic vote — over half of each; D+14.4, down from D+22.9 in 2020 · MIT Election Lab
Bluest and reddest
Bristol D+26.4 (bluest); Kent the closest at D+1.9, down from D+7.6 in 2020 · MIT Election Lab
Senate race in 2026
Sen. Jack Reed (D), in office since 1996, stands for re-election vs Ray McKay (R) · Akashic 2026 forecast
Political twins — states

The states whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Massachusetts
Massachusetts
75.8twin score
2000–2008 trajectory% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
New York
New York
75.1twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ population scale
New Jersey
New Jersey
71.5twin score
12-yr trend2000–2016 trajectory% Evangelical≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Largest cities in Rhode Island
Providence
191.8K residents
Cranston
83.3K residents
Warwick
83.2K residents
Pawtucket
75.9K residents
East Providence
47.3K residents
Woonsocket
43.5K residents
Newport
24.9K residents
Central Falls
22.7K residents
Westerly
18.4K residents
Valley Falls
12.7K residents
Newport East
11.1K residents
Wakefield-Peace Dale
9.3K residents
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Frequently asked questions

How did Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 13.8 points (D+13.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 513,386 votes cast, 285,156 went Democratic and 214,406 went Republican.
When did Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rhode Island voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island has a population of 1,101,801 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island?
Median household income in Rhode Island is $87,796 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rhode Island from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.