2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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 4 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
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Treemap of the popular vote by county.
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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 voted only 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.[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.
Primaries
Democratic primary
Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[3]
- Bernie Sanders
- Hillary Clinton
- Rocky De La Fuente
- Mark Stewart
| Rhode Island Democratic primary, April 26, 2016 | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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| Marco Rubio (withdrawn) | 382 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | 0 |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 | |||||
Results
General election results.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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% | ||
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.
Results by county
| County | Clinton% | Clinton# | Trump% | Trump# | Others% | Others# | Total |
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| Bristol | 57.35% | 14,609 | 35.19% | 8,965 | 7.46% | 1901 | 25,475 |
| Kent | 46.05% | 37,788 | 46.72% | 38,336 | 7.23% | 5929 | 82,053 |
| Newport | 55.67% | 22,851 | 36.73% | 15,077 | 7.59% | 3117 | 41,045 |
| Providence | 57.78% | 143,571 | 36.31% | 90,210 | 5.91% | 14693 | 248,474 |
| Washington | 50.84% | 33,741 | 41.03% | 27,230 | 8.13% | 5398 | 66,369 |
See also
References
- 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. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- "2012 Presidential Election Results - Rhode Island by City and Town". U.S. Election Atlas. David Leip. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- Patrick Anderson. "Candidates in both parties gear up for spot on R.I. primary ballot". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- "Rhode Island Election Results". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2016&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0
External links
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