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Rhode Island 2008 vs 2012: county swing

3 of 5 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 0 changed hands.

Bristol County: swing R+3.4Kent County: swing D+0.3Newport County: swing R+2.3Providence County: swing D+0.8Washington County: swing R+3.6
Red: toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket.
County20082012SwingVotes 2008Votes 2012
Washington County D+20.4 D+16.8 R+3.6 66,160 62,879
Bristol County D+26.7 D+23.3 R+3.4 25,905 24,676
Newport County D+23.3 D+21.0 R+2.3 41,997 39,452
Kent County D+17.4 D+17.7 D+0.3 84,074 78,923
Providence County D+34.1 D+34.9 D+0.8 253,630 239,789

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data