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Rhode Island presidential election results 2016

Hillary Clinton carried Rhode Island by 15.51 points (71,982 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
464,144
RI result
D+15.5
Compared with the nation
13.5 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2012
12.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Hillary ClintonDemocratic252,52554.40%4
Donald J. TrumpRepublican180,54338.90%—
Gary JohnsonLibertarian14,7463.20%—
Total votes464,144

Sources: ri.pdf · 2016

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Bristol County: Hillary Clinton +22.2Kent County: Donald J. Trump +0.7Newport County: Hillary Clinton +18.9Providence County: Hillary Clinton +20.9Washington County: Hillary Clinton +9.8
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Hillary ClintonDonald J. TrumpOthers TotalMargin
Bristol 14,6098,9651,901 25,475 22.2
Kent 37,78838,3365,929 82,053 0.7
Newport 22,85115,0773,117 41,045 18.9
Providence 142,89990,88214,693 248,474 20.9
Washington 33,74127,2305,398 66,369 9.8

Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.

Notes on how this document was read
  • Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).

Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).

Certified state documentCertified

Rhode Island Board of Elections, 2016 General Election statewide summary, official results updated November 30, 2016 (ri.gov print): Presidential Electors For
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Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).

All 5 tickets as printed in the document
Ticket (as printed)CodeVotesShare
Hillary Clinton (DEM)DEM252,52555.54%
Donald J. Trump (REP)REP180,54339.71%
Gary Johnson (Lib)Lib14,7463.24%
Jill Stein (Grn)Grn6,2201.37%
"Rocky" Roque De La Fuente (AMD)AMD6710.15%
Write-in / scattering9,439

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Questions and answers

Who won Rhode Island in 2016?

Hillary Clinton won Rhode Island by 15.51 percentage points (71,982 votes).

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 2016?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in 2016.

How many people voted for president in Rhode Island in 2016?

464,144 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Rhode Island in 2016?

Hillary Clinton 4, Donald J. Trump 1 (out of 5 counties with results).

How did Rhode Island change from 2012 to 2016?

The margin moved 12.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 27.5 points to Democratic by 15.5 points.

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