Although a "safe blue state", Trump improved on Romney's performance; Romney lost the state by 27 points, whereas Trump lost by less than 16 points. This makes it the smallest win by a Democrat since Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988. In 2012, Mitt Romney won only three towns in Rhode Island.[2] Donald Trump won 14 towns and even narrowly flipped Kent County, making this the first time a Republican has won a county in the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
As of 2020, this was the last election in which the towns of Lincoln, Richmond, and West Warwick backed the Republican candidate for president. All three towns had a long history of voting for Democrats before Trump won them in 2016, but in 2020 they were won by Joe Biden. The other nine towns that Trump flipped in 2016 remained Republican in 2020, a sign that Republican gains in Rhode Island in 2016 marked the beginning of a small realignment in state politics, especially among white working class voters.
^This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2016 (464,144) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2016 (770,875).
For the number of votes cast, see "Official 2016 Presidential General Election Results". Rhode Island Board of Elections. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
For the estimated number of registered voters, see (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. October 9, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^"2012 Presidential Election Results - Rhode Island by City and Town". U.S. Election Atlas. David Leip. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ abPatrick Anderson. "Candidates in both parties gear up for spot on R.I. primary ballot". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^"Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
^Chalian, David (November 4, 2016). "Road to 270: CNN's new election map". CNN. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
^Bump, Philip. "The counties that flipped parties to swing the 2016 election". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^"Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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Main article 2016 United States presidential election The 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8 2016 as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated Rhode Island voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2012 November 8 2016 2020 Turnout60 2 1 0 6 pp Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald TrumpParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York New YorkRunning mate Tim Kaine Mike PenceElectoral vote 4 0Popular vote 252 525 180 543Percentage 54 41 38 90 County ResultsMunicipality ResultsClinton 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Trump 40 50 50 60 President before electionBarack ObamaDemocratic Elected President Donald TrumpRepublicanTreemap of the popular vote by county Although a safe blue state Trump improved on Romney s performance Romney lost the state by 27 points whereas Trump lost by less than 16 points This makes it the smallest win by a Democrat since Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988 In 2012 Mitt Romney won only three towns in Rhode Island 2 Donald Trump won 14 towns and even narrowly flipped Kent County making this the first time a Republican has won a county in the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984 As of 2020 this was the last election in which the towns of Lincoln Richmond and West Warwick backed the Republican candidate for president All three towns had a long history of voting for Democrats before Trump won them in 2016 but in 2020 they were won by Joe Biden The other nine towns that Trump flipped in 2016 remained Republican in 2020 a sign that Republican gains in Rhode Island in 2016 marked the beginning of a small realignment in state politics especially among white working class voters Contents 1 Primaries 1 1 Democratic primary 1 2 Republican primary 2 General election 2 1 Predictions 2 2 Results 2 3 Results by county 2 3 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 2 4 Results by congressional district 2 5 Results by Municipality 2 5 1 Municipalities that flipped from Democratic to Republican 2 5 2 Municipalities that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPrimaries editDemocratic primary edit Main article 2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot 3 Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton Rocky De La Fuente Mark StewartRhode Island Democratic primary April 26 2016Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegatesCount Percentage Pledged Unpledged TotalBernie Sanders 66 993 54 71 13 0 13Hillary Clinton 52 749 43 08 11 9 20Mark Stewart 236 0 19 0 0 0Rocky De La Fuente 145 0 12 0 0 0Write in 673 0 55 0 0 0Uncommitted 1 662 1 36 0 0 0Total 122 458 100 24 9 33Source The Green Papers Rhode Island Board of Elections and Rhode Island Democratic Party Official Pledged Delegates AllocationRepublican primary edit Main article 2016 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary Three candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot 3 Ted Cruz John Kasich Donald TrumpRhode Island Republican primary April 26 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate countBound Unbound TotalDonald Trump 39 221 62 92 12 0 12John Kasich 14 963 24 01 5 0 5Ted Cruz 6 416 10 29 2 0 2Uncommitted 417 0 67 0 0 0Marco Rubio withdrawn 382 0 61 0 0 0Unprojected delegates 0 0 0Total 62 331 100 00 19 0 19Source The Green PapersGeneral election editPredictions edit Source Ranking As ofLos Angeles Times 4 Safe D November 6 2016CNN 5 Safe D November 4 2016Cook Political Report 6 Safe D November 7 2016Electoral vote com 7 Safe D November 8 2016Rothenberg Political Report 8 Safe D November 7 2016Sabato s Crystal Ball 9 Safe D November 7 2016RealClearPolitics 10 Likely D November 8 2016Fox News 11 Safe D November 7 2016Results edit 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 12 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hillary Clinton 252 525 54 41 Republican Donald Trump 180 543 38 90 Libertarian Gary Johnson 14 746 3 18 Green Jill Stein 6 220 1 34 Write in Evan McMullin 759 0 16 American Delta Rocky De La Fuente 671 0 14 Write in Mike Maturen 46 0 01 Write in Darrell Castle 30 0 01 Write in Other write ins 8 604 1 85 Total votes 464 144 100 00 Results by county edit 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island by county 14 County Clinton Clinton Trump Trump Others Others Margin Margin TotalBristol 57 35 14 609 35 19 8 965 7 46 1 901 22 16 5 644 25 475Kent 46 05 37 788 46 72 38 336 7 23 5 929 0 67 548 82 053Newport 55 67 22 851 36 73 15 077 7 59 3 117 18 94 7 774 41 045Providence 57 78 143 571 36 31 90 210 5 91 14 693 21 47 53 361 248 474Washington 50 84 33 741 41 03 27 230 8 13 5 398 9 81 6 511 66 369 nbsp County Flips Democratic Hold Republican Gain from DemocraticCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Kent largest city Warwick 15 Results by congressional district edit Clinton won both congressional districts 16 District Clinton Trump Representative1st 60 5 34 9 David Cicilline2nd 51 1 44 02 James LangevinResults by Municipality edit nbsp The pink municipalities voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and flipped to Donald Trump in 2016 Only East Greenwich voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 but flipped to Hillary Clinton in 2016 Dark blue and dark red municipalities did not flip from 2012 to 2016 Municipalities that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Burrillville Providence County Coventry Kent County Exeter Washington County Foster Providence County Glocester Providence County Hopkinton Washington County Johnston Providence County Lincoln Providence County North Smithfield Providence County Richmond Washington County Smithfield Providence County West Warwick Kent County Municipalities that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit East Greenwich Kent County See also editUnited States presidential elections in Rhode Island 2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2016 Republican Party presidential primariesReferences edit This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2016 464 144 by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2016 770 875 For the number of votes cast see Official 2016 Presidential General Election Results Rhode Island Board of Elections February 27 2017 Retrieved February 6 2018 For the estimated number of registered voters see STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SUMMARY PDF Rhode Island Board of Elections October 9 2016 Archived from the original PDF on October 25 2017 Retrieved February 6 2018 2012 Presidential Election Results Rhode Island by City and Town U S Election Atlas David Leip Retrieved November 25 2016 a b Patrick Anderson Candidates in both parties gear up for spot on R I primary ballot The Providence Journal Retrieved February 5 2016 Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes Compare your picks with ours Los Angeles Times November 6 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 Chalian David November 4 2016 Road to 270 CNN s new election map CNN Retrieved March 3 2019 2016 Electoral Scorecard The Cook Political Report November 7 2016 Retrieved March 3 2019 2016 Electoral Map Prediction Electoral vote com November 8 2016 Retrieved March 3 2019 Presidential Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved August 16 2021 Sabato Larry J November 7 2016 2016 President University of Virginia Center for Politics Retrieved March 3 2019 2016 Election Maps Battle for White House RealClearPolitics Retrieved November 13 2016 Electoral Scorecard Map shifts again in Trump s favor as Clinton holds edge Fox News November 7 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 Rhode Island Election Results The New York Times Retrieved December 12 2016 2016 Presidential General Election Results Rhode Island https www ri gov election results Bump Philip The counties that flipped parties to swing the 2016 election Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved September 1 2020 Daily Kos Elections statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts Daily Kos Retrieved August 11 2020 External links editRNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Archived 2016 11 08 at the Wayback Machine Green papers for 2016 primaries caucuses and conventions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island amp oldid 1174241550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
