Election Results - How Trump Performed in Rhode Island in 2016 and 2020
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Election Results - How Trump Performed in Rhode Island in 2016 and 2020
Former President Donald Trump in RI in 2016.We don't know right now how former President Donald Trump will perform this year in Rhode Island, but we can look back and see how he performed against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.
In 2020, Biden received approximately 50,000 more votes than Clinton did four years earlier -- the turnout was significantly larger in 2020.
Trump received nearly 20,000 more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016.
Biden received a higher percentage of the vote in 2020. He received 59.4% of the presidential vote in Rhode Island, compared to Clinton's 54.4%. A full 5% higher than Clinton.
SOURCE: RI Board of Elections 2016
SOURCE: RI Board of Elections 2020
The last Republican to win Rhode Island was Ronald Reagan in 1984 over Democrat Walter Mondale -- 51.6% to 48%.
The biggest win in modern history was President Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat, over Republican Barry Goldwater 81% to 19%.
Do you think Vice President Kamala Harris will perform better in Rhode Island than Biden in 2020?
