2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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The2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Islandtook place on November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 United States presidential electionin which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbiaparticipated.Rhode Islandvoters chose four electors to represent them in theElectoral Collegevia a popular vote.
Although a "safe blue state", Trump improved onMitt Romney's performancefour years prior;Romney had 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 nomineeMichael Dukakisin1988.In 2012, Romney won only three towns in Rhode Island.[2]Donald Trump won 14 towns and even narrowly flippedKent County,making this the first time a Republican has won a county in the state sinceRonald Reaganin1984.
Primaries[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Electionsand Rhode Island Democratic Party - Official Pledged Delegates Allocation | |||||
Republican primary[edit]
Republican primary results by county(left) and municipality(right).
Donald Trump
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
John Kasich
- 40–50%
Three candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[3]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 39,221 | 63.7% | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| John Kasich | 14,963 | 24.3% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted Cruz | 6,416 | 10.4% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Uncommitted | 417 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rubio(withdrawn) | 382 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-in | 215 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total: | 61,614 | 100.00% | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Source:Rhode Island Board of Elections | |||||
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[4] | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[5] | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report[6] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com[7] | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[10] | Likely D | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News[11] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
Results[edit]
| 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]
| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bristol | 14,609 | 57.35% | 8,965 | 35.19% | 1,901 | 7.46% | 5,644 | 22.16% | 25,475 |
| Kent | 37,788 | 46.05% | 38,336 | 46.72% | 5,929 | 7.23% | -548 | -0.67% | 82,053 |
| Newport | 22,851 | 55.67% | 15,077 | 36.73% | 3,117 | 7.60% | 7,774 | 18.94% | 41,045 |
| Providence | 142,899 | 57.51% | 90,882 | 36.58% | 14,693 | 5.91% | 52,017 | 20.93% | 248,474 |
| Washington | 33,741 | 50.84% | 27,230 | 41.03% | 5,398 | 8.13% | 6,511 | 9.81% | 66,369 |
| Totals | 252,525 | 54.41% | 180,543 | 38.90% | 31,076 | 6.69% | 71,982 | 15.51% | 464,144 |
| Democratic Hold | Republican Gain from Democratic |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]
Results by congressional district[edit]
Clinton won both congressional districts.[15]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 60.5% | 34.9% | David Cicilline |
| 2nd | 51.1% | 44.02% | James Langevin |
Results by Municipality[edit]
Analysis[edit]
Donald Trump flipped several municipalities that had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the 1980s including,Burrillville,Coventry,Exeter,Foster,Glocester,Hopkinton,Johnston,Lincoln,North Smithfield,Richmond,Smithfield,andWest Warwick.Meanwhile,Hillary Clintonwas able to flipEast Greenwichwhich voted forMitt Romneyin 2012.
See also[edit]
- United 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 primaries
References[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.RetrievedFebruary 6,2018.
- For the estimated number of registered voters, see"STATEWIDE - VOTER REGISTRATION SUMMARY"(PDF).Rhode Island Board of Elections. October 9, 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 25, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 6,2018.
- ^"2012 Presidential Election Results - Rhode Island by City and Town".U.S. Election Atlas.David Leip.RetrievedNovember 25,2016.
- ^abPatrick Anderson."Candidates in both parties gear up for spot on R.I. primary ballot".The Providence Journal.RetrievedFebruary 5,2016.
- ^"Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours".Los Angeles Times.November 6, 2016.RetrievedNovember 13,2016.
- ^Chalian, David(November 4, 2016)."Road to 270: CNN's new election map".CNN.RetrievedMarch 3,2019.
- ^"2016 Electoral Scorecard".The Cook Political Report.November 7, 2016.RetrievedMarch 3,2019.
- ^"2016 Electoral Map Prediction".Electoral-vote.com.November 8, 2016.RetrievedMarch 3,2019.
- ^"Presidential Ratings".The Rothenberg Political Report.RetrievedAugust 16,2021.
- ^Sabato, Larry J.(November 7, 2016)."2016 President".University of Virginia Center for Politics.RetrievedMarch 3,2019.
- ^"2016 Election Maps - Battle for White House".RealClearPolitics.RetrievedNovember 13,2016.
- ^"Electoral Scorecard: Map shifts again in Trump's favor, as Clinton holds edge".Fox News.November 7, 2016.RetrievedNovember 13,2016.
- ^"Rhode Island Election Results".The New York Times.RetrievedDecember 12,2016.
- ^"2016 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island".
- ^Bump, Philip."The counties that flipped parties to swing the 2016 election".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.RetrievedSeptember 1,2020.
- ^"Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts".Daily Kos.RetrievedAugust 11,2020.
External links[edit]
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating ProcessArchived2016-11-08 at theWayback Machine
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
