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| Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 199,922 | 38.61% | 307,486 | 59.39% | 10,349 | 2.00% |
| 2016 | 180,543 | 38.90% | 252,525 | 54.41% | 31,076 | 6.70% |
| 2012 | 157,204 | 35.24% | 279,677 | 62.70% | 9,168 | 2.06% |
| 2008 | 165,391 | 35.06% | 296,571 | 62.86% | 9,804 | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 169,046 | 38.67% | 259,760 | 59.42% | 8,328 | 1.91% |
| 2000 | 130,555 | 31.91% | 249,508 | 60.99% | 29,049 | 7.10% |
| 1996 | 104,683 | 26.82% | 233,050 | 59.71% | 52,551 | 13.46% |
| 1992 | 131,601 | 29.02% | 213,299 | 47.04% | 108,578 | 23.94% |
| 1988 | 177,761 | 43.93% | 225,123 | 55.64% | 1,736 | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 212,080 | 51.66% | 197,106 | 48.02% | 1,306 | 0.32% |
| 1980 | 154,793 | 37.20% | 198,342 | 47.67% | 62,937 | 15.13% |
| 1976 | 181,249 | 44.08% | 227,636 | 55.36% | 2,285 | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 220,383 | 53.00% | 194,645 | 46.81% | 780 | 0.19% |
| 1968 | 122,359 | 31.78% | 246,518 | 64.03% | 16,123 | 4.19% |
| 1964 | 74,615 | 19.13% | 315,463 | 80.87% | 13 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 147,502 | 36.37% | 258,032 | 63.63% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 225,819 | 58.23% | 161,970 | 41.77% | 2 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 210,935 | 50.89% | 203,293 | 49.05% | 270 | 0.07% |
| 1948 | 135,787 | 41.44% | 188,736 | 57.59% | 3,179 | 0.97% |
| 1944 | 123,487 | 41.26% | 175,356 | 58.59% | 433 | 0.14% |
| 1940 | 138,653 | 43.17% | 182,182 | 56.73% | 313 | 0.10% |
| 1936 | 125,031 | 40.18% | 165,238 | 53.10% | 20,909 | 6.72% |
| 1932 | 115,266 | 43.31% | 146,604 | 55.08% | 4,300 | 1.62% |
| 1928 | 117,522 | 49.55% | 118,973 | 50.16% | 699 | 0.29% |
| 1924 | 125,286 | 59.63% | 76,606 | 36.46% | 8,223 | 3.91% |
| 1920 | 107,463 | 63.97% | 55,062 | 32.78% | 5,456 | 3.25% |
| 1916 | 44,858 | 51.08% | 40,394 | 46.00% | 2,564 | 2.92% |
| 1912 | 27,703 | 35.56% | 30,412 | 39.04% | 19,779 | 25.39% |
| 1908 | 43,942 | 60.76% | 24,706 | 34.16% | 3,669 | 5.07% |
| 1904 | 41,605 | 60.60% | 24,839 | 36.18% | 2,212 | 3.22% |
| 1900 | 33,784 | 59.74% | 19,812 | 35.04% | 2,952 | 5.22% |
| 1896 | 37,437 | 68.33% | 14,459 | 26.39% | 2,889 | 5.27% |
| 1892 | 26,975 | 50.71% | 24,336 | 45.75% | 1,885 | 3.54% |
| 1888 | 21,969 | 53.88% | 17,530 | 42.99% | 1,276 | 3.13% |
| 1884 | 19,030 | 58.07% | 12,391 | 37.81% | 1,350 | 4.12% |
| 1880 | 18,195 | 62.24% | 10,779 | 36.87% | 261 | 0.89% |
| 1876 | 15,787 | 59.29% | 10,712 | 40.23% | 128 | 0.48% |
| 1872 | 13,665 | 71.94% | 5,329 | 28.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 12,993 | 66.49% | 6,548 | 33.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1864 | 13,962 | 62.24% | 8,470 | 37.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1860 | 12,244 | 61.37% | 7,707 | 38.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1856 | 11,467 | 57.85% | 6,680 | 33.70% | 1,675 | 8.45% |
| 1852 | 7,626 | 44.85% | 8,735 | 51.37% | 644 | 3.79% |
| 1848 | 6,779 | 60.77% | 3,646 | 32.68% | 730 | 6.54% |
| 1844 | 7,322 | 59.55% | 4,867 | 39.58% | 107 | 0.87% |
| 1840 | 5,278 | 61.22% | 3,301 | 38.29% | 42 | 0.49% |
| 1836 | 2,710 | 47.76% | 2,964 | 52.24% | 0 | 0.00% |
Since the Great Depression, Rhode Island politics have been dominated by the Rhode Island Democratic Party, and the state is considered part of the Democrats' "Blue Wall." Democrats have won all but four presidential elections since 1928, with the exceptions being 1952, 1956, 1972, and 1984.[2] The Rhode Island Republican Party, although virtually non-existent in the Rhode Island General Assembly, has remained competitive in gubernatorial elections, having won one as recently as 2006. Until 2014, Democrats had not won a gubernatorial election in the state since 1992, and it was not until 2018 that they won one by double digits. The Rhode Island General Assembly has continuously been under Democratic control since 1959.
Democrats hold all statewide and congressional seats including Governor Daniel McKee, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, U.S. Representatives Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Secretary of State Gregg Amore, General Treasurer James Diossa, and Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey.
In a 2020 study, Rhode Island was ranked as the 19th easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
| Party registration as of February 2021[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total voters | Percentage | |||
| Unaffiliated | 348,569 | 43.18% | |||
| Democratic | 346,320 | 42.90% | |||
| Republican | 112,334 | 13.92% | |||
| Total | 807,223 | 100% | |||
- ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Rhode Island". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "Rhode Island Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin".
- ^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
- ^ https://datahub.sos.ri.gov/RegisteredVoter.aspx
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