In today's world, United States presidential elections in Rhode Island is a topic that generates great interest and debate in society. Since time immemorial, United States presidential elections in Rhode Island has been a source of fascination and study for different disciplines and sectors. Whether due to its implications in daily life, its impact on technological development or its influence on culture and the arts, United States presidential elections in Rhode Island has left a deep mark on the history of humanity. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to United States presidential elections in Rhode Island, from its origins to its relevance in today's world, with the aim of offering a broad and enriching vision of this transcendental topic.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Rhode Island, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1790, Rhode Island has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
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Year | Winner (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Other national candidates |
Votes | Percent | Electoral Votes |
Notes |
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2020 | Joe Biden | 307,486 | 59.39 | Donald Trump | 199,922 | 38.61 | — | 4 | |||
2016 | Donald Trump | 180,543 | 38.90 | Hillary Clinton | 252,525 | 54.41 | — | 4 | |||
2012 | Barack Obama | 279,677 | 62.70 | Mitt Romney | 157,204 | 35.24 | — | 4 | |||
2008 | Barack Obama | 296,571 | 62.86 | John McCain | 165,391 | 35.06 | — | 4 | |||
2004 | George W. Bush | 169,046 | 38.67 | John Kerry | 259,765 | 59.42 | — | 4 | |||
2000 | George W. Bush | 130,555 | 31.91 | Al Gore | 249,508 | 60.99 | — | 4 | |||
1996 | Bill Clinton | 233,050 | 59.71 | Bob Dole | 104,683 | 26.82 | Ross Perot | 43,723 | 11.20 | 4 | |
1992 | Bill Clinton | 213,299 | 47.04 | George H. W. Bush | 131,601 | 29.02 | Ross Perot | 105,045 | 23.16 | 4 | |
1988 | George H. W. Bush | 177,761 | 43.93 | Michael Dukakis | 225,123 | 55.64 | — | 4 | |||
1984 | Ronald Reagan | 212,080 | 51.66 | Walter Mondale | 197,106 | 48.02 | — | 4 | |||
1980 | Ronald Reagan | 154,793 | 37.2 | Jimmy Carter | 198,342 | 47.67 | John B. Anderson | 59,819 | 14.38 | 4 | |
1976 | Jimmy Carter | 227,636 | 55.36 | Gerald Ford | 181,249 | 44.08 | — | 4 | |||
1972 | Richard Nixon | 220,383 | 53.00 | George McGovern | 194,645 | 46.81 | — | 4 | |||
1968 | Richard Nixon | 122,359 | 31.78 | Hubert Humphrey | 246,518 | 64.03 | George Wallace | 15,678 | 4.07 | 4 | |
1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 315,463 | 80.87 | Barry Goldwater | 74,615 | 19.13 | — | 4 | |||
1960 | John F. Kennedy | 258,032 | 63.63 | Richard Nixon | 147,502 | 36.37 | — | 4 | |||
1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 225,819 | 58.26 | Adlai Stevenson II | 161,790 | 41.74 | T. Coleman Andrews/ Unpledged Electors |
— | — | 4 | |
1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 210,935 | 50.89 | Adlai Stevenson II | 203,293 | 49.05 | — | 4 | |||
1948 | Harry S. Truman | 188,736 | 57.59 | Thomas E. Dewey | 135,787 | 41.44 | Strom Thurmond | — | — | 4 | |
1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 175,356 | 58.59 | Thomas E. Dewey | 123,487 | 41.26 | — | 4 | |||
1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 182,182 | 56.73 | Wendell Willkie | 138,653 | 43.17 | — | 4 | |||
1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 165,238 | 53.1 | Alf Landon | 125,031 | 40.18 | — | 4 | |||
1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 146,604 | 55.08 | Herbert Hoover | 115,266 | 43.31 | — | 4 | |||
1928 | Herbert Hoover | 117,522 | 49.55 | Al Smith | 118,973 | 50.16 | — | 5 | |||
1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 125,286 | 59.63 | John W. Davis | 76,606 | 36.46 | Robert M. La Follette | 7,628 | 3.63 | 5 | |
1920 | Warren G. Harding | 107,463 | 63.97 | James M. Cox | 55,062 | 32.78 | Parley P. Christensen | — | — | 5 | |
1916 | Woodrow Wilson | 40,394 | 46.00 | Charles E. Hughes | 44,858 | 51.08 | — | 5 | |||
1912 | Woodrow Wilson | 30,412 | 39.04 | Theodore Roosevelt | 16,878 | 21.67 | William H. Taft | 27,703 | 35.56 | 5 | |
1908 | William H. Taft | 43,942 | 60.76 | William Jennings Bryan | 24,706 | 34.16 | — | 4 | |||
1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 41,605 | 60.60 | Alton B. Parker | 24,839 | 36.18 | — | 4 | |||
1900 | William McKinley | 33,784 | 59.74 | William Jennings Bryan | 19,812 | 35.04 | — | 4 | |||
1896 | William McKinley | 37,437 | 68.33 | William Jennings Bryan | 14,459 | 26.39 | — | 4 | |||
1892 | Grover Cleveland | 24,336 | 45.75 | Benjamin Harrison | 26,975 | 50.71 | James B. Weaver | 228 | 0.43 | 4 | |
1888 | Benjamin Harrison | 21,969 | 53.88 | Grover Cleveland | 17,530 | 42.99 | — | 4 | |||
1884 | Grover Cleveland | 12,391 | 37.81 | James G. Blaine | 19,030 | 58.07 | — | 4 | |||
1880 | James A. Garfield | 18,195 | 62.24 | Winfield S. Hancock | 10,779 | 36.87 | James B. Weaver | 236 | 0.81 | 4 | |
1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes | 15,787 | 59.29 | Samuel J. Tilden | 10,712 | 40.23 | — | 4 | |||
1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | 13,665 | 71.94 | Horace Greeley | 5,329 | 28.06 | — | 4 | |||
1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | 13,017 | 66.7 | Horatio Seymour | 6,494 | 33.3 | — | 4 | |||
1864 | Abraham Lincoln | 14,349 | 62.2 | George B. McClellan | 8,718 | 37.8 | — | 4 |
The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.
Year | Winner (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Electoral Votes |
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1860 | Abraham Lincoln | 12,244 | 61.4 | Stephen A. Douglas | 7,707 | 38.6 | John C. Breckinridge | no ballots | John Bell | no ballots | 4 |
Year | Winner (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Other national candidates |
Votes | Percent | Electoral Votes |
Notes |
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1856 | James Buchanan | 6,680 | 33.70 | John C. Frémont | 11,467 | 57.85 | Millard Fillmore | 1,675 | 8.45 | 4 | |
1852 | Franklin Pierce | 8,735 | 51.37 | Winfield Scott | 7,626 | 44.85 | John P. Hale | 644 | 3.79 | 4 | |
1848 | Zachary Taylor | 6,779 | 60.77 | Lewis Cass | 3,646 | 32.68 | Martin Van Buren | 730 | 6.54 | 4 | |
1844 | James K. Polk | 4,867 | 39.58 | Henry Clay | 7,322 | 59.55 | — | 4 | |||
1840 | William Henry Harrison | 5,278 | 61.22 | Martin Van Buren | 3,301 | 38.29 | — | 4 | |||
1836 | Martin Van Buren | 2,964 | 52.24 | William Henry Harrison | 2,710 | 47.76 | various | 4 | |||
1832 | Andrew Jackson | 2,126 | 43.07 | Henry Clay | 2,810 | 56.93 | William Wirt | no ballots | 4 | ||
1828 | Andrew Jackson | 820 | 22.91 | John Quincy Adams | 2,755 | 76.96 | — | 4 |
The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become president, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.
Year | Winner (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Runner-up (nationally) | Votes | Percent | Electoral Votes |
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1824 | Andrew Jackson | no ballots | John Quincy Adams | 2,145 | 91.47 | Henry Clay | no ballots | William H. Crawford | 200 | 8.53 | 4 |
In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 4 of Rhode Island's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.
Year | Winner (nationally) | Runner-up (nationally) | Electoral Votes |
Notes |
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1820 | James Monroe | — | 4 | Monroe effectively ran unopposed. |
1816 | James Monroe | Rufus King | 4 | |
1812 | James Madison | DeWitt Clinton | 4 | |
1808 | James Madison | Charles C. Pinckney | 4 | |
1804 | Thomas Jefferson | Charles C. Pinckney | 4 | |
1800 | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams | 4 | |
1796 | John Adams | Thomas Jefferson | 4 | |
1792 | George Washington | — | 4 | Washington effectively ran unopposed. |