United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016
Rhode Island
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Hillary Clinton Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Tim Kaine Mike Pence
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 252,525 180,543
Percentage 54.4% 39.0%

County Results
  Clinton—50-60%
  Trump—40-50%
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Donald J. Trump
Republican

The 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participate. Rhode Island voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.

On April 26, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Rhode Island voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.

In the 2012 election, Mitt Romney won only three towns in Rhode Island.[1] 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.

General Election

Statewide Results

U.S. presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hillary Clinton 250,242 54.3
Republican Donald Trump 179,447 39.0
Libertarian Gary Johnson 14,656 3.2
Independent Write-in's 9,382 2.0
Green Jill Stein 6,166 1.3
Reform Rocky De La Fuente 666 0.2
Total votes 451,777 100.0

Primary Elections

Democratic primary

Five candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[3]

Rhode Island Democratic primary, April 26, 2016
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Bernie Sanders 66,993 54.71% 13 0 13
Hillary Clinton 52,749 43.08% 11 9 20
Mark Stewart 236 0.19% 0 0 0
Rocky De La Fuente 145 0.12% 0 0 0
Write-in 673 0.55% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 1,662 1.36% 0 0 0
Total 122,458 100% 24 9 33
Source: The Green Papers, Rhode Island Board of Elections and
Rhode Island Democratic Party - Official Pledged Delegates Allocation

Republican primary

Three candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[3]

Rhode Island Republican primary, April 26, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 39,221 62.92% 12 0 12
John Kasich 14,963 24.01% 5 0 5
Ted Cruz 6,416 10.29% 2 0 2
Uncommitted 417 0.67% 0 0 0
Marco Rubio (withdrawn) 382 0.61% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 62,331 100.00% 19 0 19
Source: The Green Papers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Presidential Election Results - Rhode Island by City and Town". U.S. Election Atlas. David Leip. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 Patrick Anderson. "Candidates in both parties gear up for spot on R.I. primary ballot". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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