Election Results
In the 2024 presidential election, Rhode Island voted for Kamala Harris with 55.7% of the vote versus Donald Trump's 41.9%.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share 2024 (%) | 55.7 | 48.3 |
- •Rhode Island has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988.
Governors
Rhode Island's governor is Dan McKee, a Democrat who has led the state since 2021.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Dan McKee | Democratic | 2021–present |
| Lincoln Chafee | Democratic | 2011–2015 |
| Don Carcieri | Republican | 2003–2011 |
| Lincoln Almond | Republican | 1995–2003 |
| Bruce G. Sundlun | Democratic | 1991–1995 |
| Edward D. DiPrete | Republican | 1985–1991 |
| J. Joseph Garrahy | Democratic | 1977–1985 |
| Philip W. Noel | Democratic | 1973–1977 |
| Frank Licht | Democratic | 1969–1973 |
| John Hubbard Chafee | Republican | 1963–1969 |
| John A. Notte | Democratic | 1961–1963 |
| Christopher Del Sesto | Republican | 1959–1961 |
| John Orlando Pastore | Democratic | 1945–1950 |
| James Howard McGrath | Democratic | 1941–1945 |
| William Henry Vanderbilt | Republican | 1939–1941 |
| Robert Emmet Quinn | Democratic | 1937–1939 |
| Theodore Francis Green | Democratic | 1933–1937 |
| Norman Stanley Case | Republican | 1928–1933 |
| William Smith Flynn | Democratic | 1923–1925 |
| Emery J. San Souci | Republican | 1921–1923 |
| Robert Livingston Beeckman | Republican | 1915–1921 |
| James Henry Higgins | Democratic | 1907–1909 |
| George Herbert Utter | Republican | 1905–1907 |
| Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin | Democratic | 1903–1905 |
| Charles Dean Kimball | Republican | 1901–1903 |
| William Gregory | Republican | 1900–1901 |
| Elisha Dyer Jr. | Republican | 1897–1900 |
| Charles Warren Lippitt | Republican | 1895–1897 |
| Daniel Russell Brown | Republican | 1892–1895 |
| Royal Chapin Taft | Republican | 1888–1889 |
| George Peabody Wetmore | Republican | 1885–1887 |
| Augustus Osborn Bourn | Republican | 1883–1885 |
| Alfred Henry Littlefield | Republican | 1880–1883 |
| Charles Collins Van Zandt | Republican | 1877–1880 |
| Henry Lippitt | Republican | 1875–1877 |
| Henry Howard | Republican | 1873–1875 |
| Seth Padelford | Republican | 1869–1873 |
| Ambrose Everett Burnside | Republican | 1866–1869 |
| James Youngs Smith | Republican | 1863–1866 |
| William Cole Cozzens | Democratic | 1863–1863 |
| William Sprague | Republican | 1860–1863 |
| Thomas Goodwin Turner | Republican | 1859–1860 |
| Elisha Dyer Sr. | Republican | 1857–1859 |
| William Warner Hoppin | AP | 1854–1880 |
| Phillip Allen | DFS | 1851–1853 |
| Henry Bowen Anthony | Whig | 1849–1851 |
| Elisha Harris | Whig | 1847–1849 |
| Byron Diman | Whig | 1846–1847 |
| Charles Jackson | Whig | 1845–1846 |
| Samuel King | Whig | 1839–1843 |
| William Sprague | Whig | 1838–1839 |
| John Brown Francis | Democratic-Republican | 1833–1838 |
| Nehemiah Rice Knight | F-R | 1817–1821 |
| William Jones | F-R | 1811–1817 |
| Arthur Fenner | F-R | 1790–1805 |
| John Collins | Democratic-Republican | 1786–1790 |
| Nicholas Cooke | Current Governor | 1775–1778 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic governor | 1 | 1 |
- •Dan McKee became governor in 2021 after Gina Raimondo joined the Biden administration.
Senators
Rhode Island is represented in the U.S. Senate by Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, both Democrats.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic senators | 2 | 2 |
- •Jack Reed has served as Rhode Island's senator for over 25 years.
Representatives
Rhode Island has two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, both held by Democrats: Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Rhode Island
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| House seats | 2 | 2 |
- •Gabe Amo became Rhode Island's first Black member of Congress when elected in 2023.
Voting Trends
Rhode Island voter turnout reached approximately 64% in the 2024 election, reflecting consistent civic engagement in the state.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Voter turnout (%) | 64 | 63 |
- •Rhode Island's 64% turnout in 2024 was close to the national turnout average.
Party Distribution
Rhode Island is a solidly Democratic state, holding both U.S. House seats and both Senate seats with Democratic officeholders.
| Indicator | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic congressional seats share (%) | 100 | 54 |
- •Rhode Island has not elected a Republican senator since 1994.