See main article: article and 2016 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Turnout: | 60.2%[1] 0.6 pp |
| Image1: | Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hillary Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Tim Kaine |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 252,525 |
| Percentage1: | 54.41% |
| Nominee2: | Donald Trump |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Running Mate2: | Mike Pence |
| Popular Vote2: | 180,543 |
| Percentage2: | 38.90% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Barack Obama |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Trump |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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 four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
Although a "safe blue state", Trump improved on Mitt Romney's performance four 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 nominee Michael Dukakis in 1988. In 2012, 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.
See main article: article and 2016 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary. Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[3]
See main article: article and 2016 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary. Three candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[3]
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[4] | November 6, 2016 | ||
| CNN[5] | November 4, 2016 | ||
| Cook Political Report[6] | November 7, 2016 | ||
| Electoral-vote.com[7] | November 8, 2016 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[8] | November 7, 2016 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | November 7, 2016 | ||
| RealClearPolitics[10] | November 8, 2016 | ||
| Fox News[11] | November 7, 2016 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
Clinton won both congressional districts.[13]
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.5% | 34.9% | David Cicilline | |||
| 51.1% | 44.02% | James Langevin | |||
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, and West Warwick. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was able to flip East Greenwich which voted for Mitt Romney in 2012.