Rhode Island's past election results
Certified results for President, U.S. Senate and U.S. House in Rhode Island since 2002, and the presidential vote in each county since 2000. Every candidate on the general election ballot, with the party label the state listed and their votes as certified.
President
| Year | Most votes | Share | Next | Share | Total votes |
|---|
| 2024 | Kamala D. Harris (Democrat) | 55.5% | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 41.8% | 513,386 |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden (Democrat) | 59.4% | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 38.6% | 517,757 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (Democrat) | 54.4% | Donald J. Trump (Republican) | 38.9% | 464,144 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (Democrat) | 62.7% | Mitt Romney (Republican) | 35.2% | 446,049 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (Democrat) | 62.9% | John McCain (Republican) | 35.1% | 471,766 |
| 2004 | John F. Kerry (Democrat / Write-In) | 59.4% | George W. Bush (Republican) | 38.7% | 437,134 |
2024: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Kamala D. Harris | Democrat | 285,156 | 55.5% |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 214,406 | 41.8% |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | | 5,045 | 1.0% |
| Jill Stein | | 2,900 | 0.6% |
| Write-ins | | 2,727 | 0.5% |
| Chase Oliver | | 1,617 | 0.3% |
| Claudia De la Cruz | | 1,176 | 0.2% |
| Wells | | 359 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 513,386 | |
2020: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democrat | 307,486 | 59.4% |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 199,922 | 38.6% |
| Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian | 5,053 | 1.0% |
| Write-ins | | 2,759 | 0.5% |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente | Alliance | 923 | 0.2% |
| Gloria La Riva | Socialism and Liberation | 847 | 0.2% |
| Brian Carroll | American Solidarity | 767 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 517,757 | |
2016: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | 252,525 | 54.4% |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 180,543 | 38.9% |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 14,746 | 3.2% |
| Jill Stein | Green | 6,220 | 1.3% |
| Bernie Sanders | write-in | 3,497 | 0.8% |
| Write-ins | | 2,121 | 0.5% |
| Evan McMullin | write-in | 773 | 0.2% |
| John Kasich | write-in | 695 | 0.1% |
| "Rocky" Roque De La Fuente | American Delta | 671 | 0.1% |
| Michael Pence | write-in | 291 | 0.1% |
| Mitt Romney | write-in | 273 | 0.1% |
| Paul Ryan | write-in | 249 | 0.1% |
| Joe (Joseph) Biden | write-in | 160 | 0.0% |
| John McCain | write-in | 124 | 0.0% |
| Marco Rubio | write-in | 99 | 0.0% |
| Tom (Thomas) Brady | write-in | 86 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 79 | 0.0% |
| Jeb Bush | write-in | 71 | 0.0% |
| Jesus "Christ" | write-in | 70 | 0.0% |
| None of the above | write-in | 70 | 0.0% |
| Ben Carson | write-in | 66 | 0.0% |
| Darrell Castle | write-in | 52 | 0.0% |
| Ted (Senator) Cruz | write-in | 46 | 0.0% |
| Colin Powell | write-in | 41 | 0.0% |
| Michael Maturen - American Solidarity Party | write-in | 34 | 0.0% |
| Michelle Obama | write-in | 34 | 0.0% |
| Michael Bloomberg | write-in | 32 | 0.0% |
| Condoleeza Rice | write-in | 26 | 0.0% |
| God (Almighty) | write-in | 20 | 0.0% |
| Bill (William) Belichek | write-in | 19 | 0.0% |
| Todd Chrisley | write-in | 19 | 0.0% |
| None | write-in | 19 | 0.0% |
| Ted Cohen | write-in | 18 | 0.0% |
| Donald Duck | write-in | 18 | 0.0% |
| Rand Paul | write-in | 18 | 0.0% |
| Vermin Supreme | write-in | 17 | 0.0% |
| Harambe | write-in | 15 | 0.0% |
| No Confidence | write-in | 15 | 0.0% |
| Abe (Abraham) Lincoln | write-in | 13 | 0.0% |
| Barack Obama | write-in | 13 | 0.0% |
| Carly Fiorina | write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Elizabeth Warren | write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Chris Christie | write-in | 11 | 0.0% |
| Ron Paul | write-in | 11 | 0.0% |
| Mike Huckabee | write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Chaffee | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Matt Fecteau | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Trey Gowdy | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Gloria LaRiva | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Alfred E. Neuman | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| No one | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Jesse Ventura | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Anyone Else | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Jimmy Buffett | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Tom Hoefling | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Tim Kaine | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Pope Francis | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| James (Jim) Webb | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Roger Williams | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Chris Kenniston | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Me | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| N/A | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| David Norton | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Deez Nutz | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Theodore Roosevelt | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Abstain | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Warren Buffet | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Alice Cooper | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| God Help Us | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Robert (Bob) "Cool Moose" Healey | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bill Murray | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ronald Reagan | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jack Reed | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Unity Love Harmony | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| George Washington | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 464,144 | |
2012: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Barack Obama | Democrat | 279,677 | 62.7% |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | 157,204 | 35.2% |
| Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 4,388 | 1.0% |
| Jill Stein | Green | 2,421 | 0.5% |
| Write-ins | | 686 | 0.2% |
| Ron Paul | write-in | 617 | 0.1% |
| Virgil Goode | Constitution | 430 | 0.1% |
| Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson | Justice | 416 | 0.1% |
| Peta Lindsay | Socialism and Liberation | 132 | 0.0% |
| Hillary Clinton | write-in | 64 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 14 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 446,049 | |
2008: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Barack Obama | Democrat | 296,571 | 62.9% |
| John McCain | Republican | 165,391 | 35.1% |
| Ralph Nader | Independent | 4,829 | 1.0% |
| Bob Barr | Libertarian | 1,382 | 0.3% |
| Cynthia McKinney | Green | 797 | 0.2% |
| Chuck Baldwin | Constitution | 675 | 0.1% |
| Write-ins | | 667 | 0.1% |
| Hillary Clinton | write-in | 655 | 0.1% |
| Ron Paul | write-in | 472 | 0.1% |
| Gloria La Riva | Socialism and Liberation | 122 | 0.0% |
| No Vote | write-in | 43 | 0.0% |
| Mike Huckabee | write-in | 34 | 0.0% |
| Mitt Romney | write-in | 25 | 0.0% |
| Al Gore | write-in | 15 | 0.0% |
| Colin Powell | write-in | 14 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 11 | 0.0% |
| None of Above | write-in | 11 | 0.0% |
| Stephen Colbert | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Jesus | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Michael Bloomberg | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bill Clinton | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Buddy Cianci | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Alan Keyes | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dennis Kucinich | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Joe the Plumber | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jessie Ventura | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 471,766 | |
2004: every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John F. Kerry | Democrat / Write-In | 259,765 | 59.4% |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 169,046 | 38.7% |
| Ralph Nader | Reform / Write-In | 4,661 | 1.1% |
| David Cobb | Green | 1,333 | 0.3% |
| Michael Badnarik | Libertarian | 907 | 0.2% |
| Write-ins | | 413 | 0.1% |
| Michael A. Peroutka | Constitution | 339 | 0.1% |
| John McCain | write-in | 284 | 0.1% |
| John Parker | WW | 253 | 0.1% |
| Colin Powell | write-in | 35 | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Chafee | write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Howard Dean | write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Patrick Buchanan | write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
| George Bush Sr. | write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
| Rudy Guilliani | write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
| Hillary Clinton | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bill Clinton | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Joseph Lieberman | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Curt Shilling | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| None of the Above | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 437,134 | |
Share of all votes cast for president in the state, write-ins included. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results).
U.S. Senate
2024: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) 59.9% · Patricia Morgan (Republican) 39.8%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | 294,665 | 59.9% |
| Patricia Morgan | Republican | 196,039 | 39.8% |
| Write-ins | | 1,244 | 0.3% |
| Total | | 491,948 | |
2020: John F. Reed (Democrat) 66.5% · Allen R. Waters (Republican) 33.4%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John F. Reed (incumbent) | Democrat | 328,574 | 66.5% |
| Allen R. Waters | Republican | 164,855 | 33.4% |
| Write-ins | | 833 | 0.2% |
| Total | | 494,262 | |
2018: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) 61.4% · Robert G. Flanders Jr. (Republican) 38.3%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent) | Democrat | 231,477 | 61.4% |
| Robert G. Flanders Jr. | Republican | 144,421 | 38.3% |
| Write-ins | | 718 | 0.2% |
| Mike Costa | write-in | 50 | 0.0% |
| Patricia Fontes | write-in | 38 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Patt Fontes | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| NOTA | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Costa | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Robert Nardililo | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 376,738 | |
2014: John F. Reed (Democrat) 70.6% · Mark S. Zaccaria (Republican) 29.2%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John F. Reed (incumbent) | Democrat | 223,675 | 70.6% |
| Mark S. Zaccaria | Republican | 92,684 | 29.2% |
| Write-ins | | 531 | 0.2% |
| Bob Healy | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 316,898 | |
2012: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) 64.8% · Benjamin Barrett Hinckley III (Republican) 35.0%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse (incumbent) | Democrat | 271,034 | 64.8% |
| Benjamin Barrett Hinckley III | Republican | 146,222 | 35.0% |
| Write-ins | | 889 | 0.2% |
| Nobody | write-in | 37 | 0.0% |
| Ron Paul | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 418,189 | |
2008: John F. Reed (Democrat) 73.1% · Robert G. Tingle (Republican) 26.5%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John F. Reed (incumbent) | Democrat | 320,644 | 73.1% |
| Robert G. Tingle | Republican | 116,174 | 26.5% |
| The Jockey | write-in | 809 | 0.2% |
| Write-ins | | 761 | 0.2% |
| Christopher Young | write-in | 262 | 0.1% |
| Blank | write-in | 67 | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Chaffee | write-in | 33 | 0.0% |
| None of the Above | write-in | 13 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
| Robert Healey | write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
| Buddy Cianci | write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
| Michael Brown | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Donald Duck | write-in | 7 | 0.0% |
| Steve Laffey | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 438,812 | |
2006: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) 53.5% · Lincoln D. Chafee (Republican) 46.4%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | 206,110 | 53.5% |
| Lincoln D. Chafee (incumbent) | Republican | 179,001 | 46.4% |
| Steven Laffey | write-in | 185 | 0.0% |
| John Chaffee | write-in | 68 | 0.0% |
| Mickey Mouse | write-in | 17 | 0.0% |
| George W. Bush | write-in | 16 | 0.0% |
| Robert J. Healey | write-in | 15 | 0.0% |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | write-in | 8 | 0.0% |
| Rod Driver | write-in | 6 | 0.0% |
| Buddy Cianci | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Carl Sheeler | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chris Young | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| G. W. Bush | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Chaffee | write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | | 385,451 | |
2002: John F. Reed (Democrat) 78.4% · Robert G. Tingle (Republican) 21.6%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| John F. Reed (incumbent) | Democrat | 253,922 | 78.4% |
| Robert G. Tingle | Republican | 69,881 | 21.6% |
| Write-ins | | 259 | 0.1% |
| Total | | 324,062 | |
Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.
U.S. House
2024 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | Gabe Amo (Democrat) 63.0% · Allen Rodney Waters (Republican) 32.0% · C. D. Reynolds (Independent) 4.7% | 221,118 |
| District 2 | Seth Magaziner (Democrat) 58.2% · Stephen Joseph Corvi (Republican) 41.5% · Write-ins 0.3% | 263,480 |
2022 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 64.0% · Allen R. Waters (Republican) 35.8% · Write-ins 0.2% | 156,734 |
| District 2 | Seth M. Magaziner (Democrat) 50.4% · Allan W. Fung (Republican) 46.7% · William H. Gilbert (Independent-Moderate Party of Rhode Island) 2.7% | 201,089 |
2020 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 70.8% · Frederick Wysocki (Independent) 15.8% · Jeffrey Edward Lemire (Independent) 12.6% | 223,860 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 58.2% · Robert B. Lancia (Republican) 41.5% · Write-ins 0.2% | 264,557 |
2018 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 66.7% · Patrick J. Donovan (Republican) 33.1% · Write-ins 0.2% | 174,083 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 63.5% · Salvatore G. Caiozzo (Republican) 36.3% · Write-ins 0.2% | 199,197 |
2016 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 64.5% · Harold Russell Taub (Republican) 35.1% · Write-ins 0.3% | 202,377 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 58.1% · Rhue R. Reis (Republican) 30.7% · Jeffrey C. Johnson (Independent) 7.1% | 229,148 |
2014 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 59.5% · Cormick Brendan Lynch (Republican) 40.2% · Write-ins 0.3% | 146,353 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 62.2% · Rhue R. Reis (Republican) 37.6% · Write-ins 0.2% | 169,904 |
2012 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 53.0% · Brendan P. Doherty (Republican) 40.8% · David S. Vogel (Independent) 6.1% | 205,115 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 55.7% · Michael G. Riley (Republican) 35.1% · Abel G. Collins (Independent) 9.1% | 222,660 |
2010 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | David N. Cicilline (Democrat) 50.6% · John J. Loughlin II (Republican) 44.5% · Kenneth A. Capalbo (Independent) 4.0% | 160,603 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 59.9% · Mark S. Zaccaria (Republican) 31.8% · John O. Matson (Independent) 8.4% | 174,464 |
2008 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy (Democrat) 68.5% · Jonathan P. Scott (Republican) 24.2% · Kenneth A. Capalbo (Independent) 7.1% | 211,998 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 70.0% · Mark S. Zaccaria (Republican) 29.8% · Write-ins 0.1% | 226,234 |
2006 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy (Democrat) 69.2% · Jonathan P. Scott (Republican) 23.2% · Kenneth A. Capalbo (Independent) 7.6% | 180,185 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 72.6% · Rod Driver (Independent) 27.3% · Steve Laffey (write-in) 0.0% | 193,197 |
2004 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy (Democrat) 64.1% · David W. Rogers (Republican) 35.8% · Write-ins 0.1% | 195,010 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 74.5% · Arthur Chuck Barton III (Republican) 20.8% · Edward M. Morabito Jr. (Independent) 3.0% | 207,165 |
2002 (2 races)
| District | Candidates | Total votes |
|---|
| District 1 | Patrick J. Kennedy (Democrat) 59.9% · David W. Rogers (Republican) 37.3% · Frank Carter (Independent) 2.7% | 159,133 |
| District 2 | James R. Langevin (Democrat) 76.3% · John O. Matson (Republican) 22.3% · Dorman J. Hayes, Jr. (I(Hp)) 1.4% | 169,610 |
Districts as numbered that year: states redraw them after each census, and some did more often. "Unopposed" is a candidate the state didn't put on the ballot because no one ran against them. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.
The presidential vote by county
Every county, 2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000
| County | 2024 Dem. · Rep. | 2020 Dem. · Rep. | 2016 Dem. · Rep. | 2012 Dem. · Rep. | 2008 Dem. · Rep. | 2004 Dem. · Rep. | 2000 Dem. · Rep. |
| Bristol | 61.6% · 35.5% | 63.5% · 34.3% | 57.3% · 35.2% | 60.7% · 37.4% | 62.4% · 35.7% | 58.5% · 39.9% | 57.7% · 36.0% |
| Kent | 49.7% · 47.8% | 52.8% · 45.1% | 46.1% · 46.7% | 57.7% · 40.0% | 57.6% · 40.2% | 55.0% · 43.3% | 58.9% · 34.4% |
| Newport | 61.3% · 35.9% | 63.9% · 34.1% | 55.7% · 36.7% | 59.5% · 38.5% | 60.7% · 37.4% | 57.0% · 41.2% | 54.9% · 37.7% |
| Providence | 55.7% · 41.7% | 60.5% · 37.6% | 57.5% · 36.6% | 66.5% · 31.6% | 66.0% · 31.9% | 62.7% · 35.7% | 65.3% · 28.1% |
| Washington | 56.0% · 41.1% | 58.6% · 39.2% | 50.8% · 41.0% | 57.1% · 40.3% | 59.1% · 38.7% | 55.5% · 42.5% | 52.6% · 37.8% |
Each party's candidate's share of all presidential votes cast in the county. MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024, compiled from official results. Compare Rhode Island's counties on these and other figures →
How we show these
Every figure is the state's own certified count, as the Federal Election Commission and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab compiled it, and links to its source. A candidate on several party lines (New York's and Connecticut's fusion voting) is shown once, with their lines added up. We show how many votes each candidate received; we don't explain why results changed or credit anyone for them.
Quick answers
- How did Rhode Island vote for president in 2024?
- Kamala D. Harris (Democrat) received 285,156 votes (55.5%) and Donald J. Trump (Republican) received 214,406 votes (41.8%) of 513,386 votes cast, by the state's certified results as compiled by the Federal Election Commission.
- Who ran for U.S. Senate in Rhode Island in 2024?
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, 59.9%); Patricia Morgan (Republican, 39.8%). Certified results, Federal Election Commission.
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