Between 1912 and 2020 in the state of Rhode Island there have been 28 elections of which: 21 have been won by Democrats, 7 won by Republicans, and 0 won by "other parties".
| Year | Electoral | Presidential Candidate Votes | Population | Votes | Turnout | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 30,412 5 Electoral Votes
R William Howard Taft (OH) 27,703
O Eugene W. Chafin (IL) 616
O Theodore Roosevelt (NY) 16,878
O Eugene V. Debs (IN) 2,049
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA) 236 |
552,809 | 77,894 | 14.09% | D |
| 1916 | 5 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 40,394
O Allan L. Benson (NY) 1,914
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA)
R Charles Evans Hughes (NY) 44,858 5 Electoral Votes
O Frank Hanly (IN) 470 |
573,208 | 87,636 | 15.29% | R |
| 1920 | 5 | D James M. Cox (OH) 55,062
O Parley P. Christensen (IL)
O James E. Ferguson (TX)
R Warren G. Harding (OH) 107,463 5 Electoral Votes
O Eugene V. Debs (IN) 4,351
O Aaron S. Watkins (IN) 510
O Other (XX) 495 |
604,397 | 167,881 | 27.78% | R |
| 1924 | 5 | D John W. Davis (WV) 76,606
O Herman P. Faris (MO)
O Other (XX) 268
R Calvin Coolidge (MA) 125,286 5 Electoral Votes
O Robert M. La Follette (WI) 7,628
O William Z. Foster (MA) 289 |
623,306 | 210,077 | 33.7% | R |
| 1928 | 5 | D Al Smith (NY) 118,973 5 Electoral Votes
O William Z. Foster (IL) 283
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 117,522
O Norman Thomas (NY)
O Verne L. Reynolds (MI) 416 |
642,215 | 237,194 | 36.93% | D |
| 1932 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 146,604 4 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) 3,138
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 115,266
O Other (XX) 1,162 |
701,247 | 266,170 | 37.96% | D |
| 1936 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 165,238 4 Electoral Votes
O William Lemke (ND) 19,569
O Earl Browder (KS) 1,340
R Alfred Landon (KS) 125,031
O Norman Thomas (NY) |
728,747 | 311,178 | 42.7% | D |
| 1940 | 4 | O Norman Thomas (NY)
R Wendell Willkie (NY) 138,653
O Other (XX) 313
D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 182,182 4 Electoral Votes |
713,346 | 321,148 | 45.02% | D |
| 1944 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 175,356 4 Electoral Votes
O Texas Regulars (TX)
O Other (XX) 433
R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 123,487
O Norman Thomas (NY) |
741,880 | 299,276 | 40.34% | D |
| 1948 | 4 | R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 135,787
O Henry A. Wallace (IA) 2,619
O Other (XX) 131
D Harry S. Truman (MO) 188,736 4 Electoral Votes
O Strom Thurmond (SC)
O Norman Thomas (NY) 429 |
770,414 | 327,702 | 42.54% | D |
| 1952 | 4 | O Eric Hass (NY) 83
D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 203,293
O Stuart Hamblen (TX)
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 210,935 4 Electoral Votes
O Vincent Hallinan (CA) 187 |
807,734 | 414,498 | 51.32% | R |
| 1956 | 4 | D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 161,790
O Eric Hass (NY)
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 225,819 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
839,410 | 387,609 | 46.18% | R |
| 1960 | 4 | R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 147,502
O Eric Hass (NY)
D John Fitzgerald Kennedy (MA) 258,032 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
859,488 | 405,534 | 47.18% | D |
| 1964 | 4 | R Barry Morris Goldwater (AZ) 74,615
O Eric Hass (NY) 2
D Lyndon Baines Johnson (TX) 315,463 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
893,868 | 390,080 | 43.64% | D |
| 1968 | 4 | O George Corley Wallace (AL) 15,678
D Hubert Horatio Humphrey (MN) 246,518 4 Electoral Votes
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 122,359 |
928,247 | 384,555 | 41.43% | D |
| 1972 | 4 | D George Stanley McGovern (SD) 194,645
O Linda Jenness (GA) 2
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 220,383 4 Electoral Votes
O John G. Schmitz (CA) 25 |
965,660 | 415,055 | 42.98% | R |
| 1976 | 4 | R Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (MI) 181,249
O Roger MacBride (VT) 715
D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 227,636 4 Electoral Votes
O Eugene McCarthy (MN) 479 |
1,003,529 | 410,079 | 40.86% | D |
| 1980 | 4 | D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 198,342 4 Electoral Votes
O Ed Clark (CA) 2,458
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 154,793
O John Bayard Anderson (IL) 59,819 |
947,154 | 415,412 | 43.86% | D |
| 1984 | 4 | D Walter Frederick Mondale (MN) 197,106
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 212,080 4 Electoral Votes
O David Bergland (CA) 277 |
985,040 | 409,463 | 41.57% | R |
| 1988 | 4 | D Michael Stanley Dukakis (MA) 225,123 4 Electoral Votes
O Lenora Fulani (PA) 280
R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 177,761
O Ronald Ernest Paul (TX) 825 |
1,022,926 | 403,989 | 39.49% | D |
| 1992 | 4 | R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 131,601
O Andre Verne Marrou (AK) 571
D William Jefferson Clinton (AR) 213,299 4 Electoral Votes
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 105,045
O Other (XX) 2,961 |
1,023,533 | 453,477 | 44.31% | D |
| 1996 | 4 | D William Jefferson Clinton (AK) 233,050 4 Electoral Votes
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 43,723
O Harry Browne (TN) 1,109
R Robert Joseph Dole (KS) 104,683
O Ralph Nader (CT) 6,040
O Other (XX) 1,679 |
1,063,672 | 390,284 | 36.69% | D |
| 2000 | 4 | D Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (TN) 249,508 4 Electoral Votes
O Pat Buchanan (VA) 2,273
O Howard Phillips (VA) 97
O Other (XX) 614
R George Walker Bush (TX) 130,555
O Ralph Nader (CT) 25,052
O Harry Browne (TN) 742
O John Hagelin (IA) 271 |
1,048,319 | 409,112 | 39.03% | D |
| 2004 | 4 | D John Forbes Kerry (MA) 259,765 4 Electoral Votes
O Michael Badnarik (TX) 907
O David Cobb (TX) 1,333
R George Walker Bush (TX) 169,046
O Ralph Nader (CT) 4,651
O Michael Peroutka (MD) 339
O Other (XX) 1,093 |
1,090,252 | 437,134 | 40.09% | D |
| 2008 | 4 | O Robert Laurence Barr (GA) 1,382
O Cynthia McKinney (GA) 797
D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 296,571 4 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT) 4,829
O Charles Obadiah Baldwin (FL) 675
O Other (XX) 2,121
R John Sidney McCain (AZ) 165,391 |
1,132,185 | 471,766 | 41.67% | D |
| 2012 | 4 | D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 279,677 4 Electoral Votes
O Gary Johnson (NM) 4,388
O Other (XX) 2,359
R Mitt Romney (MA) 157,204
O Jill Stein (MA) 2,421 |
1,073,618 | 446,049 | 41.55% | D |
| 2016 | 4 | O Jill Stein (MA) 6,171
R Donal Trump (NY) 166,454
O Evan McMullin (UT)
O Gary Johnson (NM) 14,700
D Hillary Clinton (NY) 227,062 4 Electoral Votes |
1,115,721 | 414,387 | 37.14% | D |
| 2020 | 4 | D Joe Biden (DE) 307,486 4 Electoral Votes
O Jo Jorgensen (SC) 5,053
R Donald Trump (FL) 199,922
O Howie Hawkins (CA) |
1,077,119 | 512,461 | 47.58% | D |