Rhode Island presidential election results and history

Rhode Island has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 36 of the 51 with a recorded winner (71%).

Current members of Congress from Rhode Island (4)

Jack Reed Senator · Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse Senator · Democrat
Gabe Amo District 1 · Democrat
Seth Magaziner District 2 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris13.8 pts
Electoral votes: 4
Democratic wins: 24
Republican wins: 21

Rhode Island, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Rhode Island

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	55.5%	Donald J. Trump	13.8	4	513,386	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	59.4%	Donald J. Trump	20.8	4	517,757	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	54.4%	Donald J. Trump	15.5	4	464,144	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	62.7%	Mitt Romney	27.5	4	446,049	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	63.1%	John McCain	27.9	4	469,767	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	59.4%	George W. Bush	20.8	4	437,134	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	61.0%	George W. Bush	29.1	4	409,047	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	59.7%	Robert Dole	32.9	4	390,284	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	47.0%	George H. W. Bush	18.0	4	453,477	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	55.6%	George H. W. Bush	11.7	4	404,620	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Ronald Reagan	51.7%	Walter Mondale	3.7	4	410,492	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Jimmy Carter	47.7%	Ronald Reagan	10.5	4	416,072	Ronald Reagan ✗
1976	Jimmy Carter	55.4%	Gerald R. Ford	11.3	4	411,170	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	53.0%	George McGovern	6.2	4	415,808	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	64.0%	Richard M. Nixon	32.3	4	385,000	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	80.9%	Barry Goldwater	61.7	4	390,091	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	63.6%	Richard M. Nixon	27.3	4	405,535	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	58.3%	Adlai Stevenson	16.5	4	387,609	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.9%	Adlai Stevenson	1.8	4	414,498	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	57.6%	Thomas E. Dewey	16.2	4	327,702	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	58.6%	Thomas E. Dewey	17.3	4	299,276	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	56.7%	Wendell L. Willkie	13.6	4	321,152	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.0%	Alfred M. Landon	12.7	4	310,278	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	55.1%	Herbert Hoover	11.8	4	266,170	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	50.2%	Herbert Hoover	0.6	5	237,194	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	Calvin Coolidge	59.6%	John W. Davis	23.2	5	210,115	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	64.0%	James M. Cox	31.2	5	167,981	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	51.1%	Woodrow Wilson	5.1	5	87,816	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	39.0%	William Howard Taft	3.5	5	77,894	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	60.8%	William Jennings Bryan	26.6	4	72,317	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	60.6%	Alton B. Parker	24.4	4	68,656	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	59.7%	William Jennings Bryan	24.7	4	56,548	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	68.3%	William Jennings Bryan	41.9	4	54,785	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	50.7%	Grover Cleveland	5.0	4	53,196	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	53.9%	Grover Cleveland	10.9	4	40,775	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	58.1%	Grover Cleveland	20.3	4	32,771	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	62.2%	Winfield S. Hancock	25.4	4	29,235	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	59.6%	Samuel Tilden	19.2	4	26,499	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	71.9%	Horace Greeley	43.9	4	18,994	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	66.7%	Horatio Seymour	33.4	4	19,511	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	62.2%	George McClellan	24.4	4	23,067	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	61.2%	Stephen Douglas	22.4	4	19,993	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	57.8%	James Buchanan	24.2	4	19,822	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	51.4%	Winfield Scott	6.5	4	17,005	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	60.7%	Lewis Cass	28.0	4	11,049	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	60.0%	James K. Polk	20.1	4	12,194	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	60.4%	Martin Van Buren	22.6	4	8,631	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	52.2%	William Henry Harrison	4.4	4	5,673	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Henry Clay	50.0%	Andrew Jackson	14.3	4	5,747	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	John Quincy Adams	77.0%	Andrew Jackson	54.1	4	3,580	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	John Quincy Adams	91.5%	—	—	4	2,344	John Quincy Adams ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Rhode Island voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 13.8 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 20.8 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 15.5 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 27.5 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 27.9 points.

When did Rhode Island last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Rhode Island last vote Republican for president?

In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.

How often does Rhode Island vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Rhode Island backed the national winner in 36 of 51 elections in this record (71%).

Is Rhode Island a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 27.5 points, Democratic by 15.5 points, Democratic by 20.8 points and Democratic by 13.8 points.

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