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{{Infobox elections by state
{{Infobox U.S. presidential elections by state
| state = Rhode Island
| number_of_elections = 5758
| voted_democratvoted_democratic = 2324
| voted_republican = 20
| voted_whig = 4
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| voted_federalist = 4
| voted_other = 1{{efn|George Washington, 1792.}}
| voted_winning = 3940
| voted_losing = 18
}}
Following is a table of '''United States presidential elections in Rhode Island''', ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1790, [[Rhode Island]] has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
 
Winners of the state are in '''bold'''. The shading refers to the '''state''' winner, and not the national winner.
 
==Elections from 1864 to present==
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! data-sort-type="number" | Year
! Year
! Winner (nationally)
! data-sort-type="number" | Votes
! data-sort-type="number" | Percent
! LoserRunner-up (nationally)
! data-sort-type="number" | Votes
! data-sort-type="number" | Percent
! Other national<br>candidates{{efn|name="national"|For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.}}
! data-sort-type="number" | Votes
! data-sort-type="number" | Percent
! data-sort-type="number" | Electoral<br>Votes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2016|20162020]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html |title=Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins|work=[[DonaldThe TrumpNew York Times]] ||date=3 180,502November 2020 ||access-date=November 39.0015, 2020}}</ref> || '''[[HillaryJoe ClintonBiden]]''' || 252307,278486 || 5459.4039 || -[[Donald Trump]] || 199,922 || 38.61 || — || - || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2012|20122016]]<ref name="FEC 2016">[https://transition.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2016/federalelections2016.pdf 2016 official Federal Election Commission report].</ref> || '''[[BarackDonald ObamaTrump]]'''{{efn|name="PV"|[[List of United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote|Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote]]}} || 279180,677543 || 6238.7090 || '''[[MittHillary RomneyClinton]]''' || 157252,204525 || 3554.2441 || -— || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2008|20082012]]<ref name="FEC 2012">[http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2012/federalelections2012.pdf 2012 official Federal Election Commission report].</ref> || '''[[Barack Obama]]''' || 296279,571677 || 62.8670 || [[JohnMitt McCainRomney]] || 165157,391204 || 35.0624 || - || || || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2004|2004]] || [[George W. Bush]] || 169,046 || 38.67 || '''[[John Kerry]]''' || 259,765 || 59.42 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|2008]]<ref name="FEC 2008">[http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/federalelections2008.pdf 2008 official Federal Election Commission report].</ref> || '''[[Barack Obama]]''' || 296,571 || 62.86 || [[John McCain]] || 165,391 || 35.06 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2000|2000]] || [[George W. Bush]] || 130,555 || 31.91 || '''[[Al Gore]]''' || 249,508 || 60.99 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1996|19962004]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf |title= '''[[BillFederal Clinton]]'''Elections ||2004: 233Election Results for the U.S. President,050 the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives|date=May 2005 |publisher= 59.71Federal Elections Commission}}</ref> || [[BobGeorge W. DoleBush]] || 104169,683046 || 2638.8267 || '''[[RossJohn PerotKerry]]''' || 43259,723765 || 1159.2042 || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1992|1992]] || '''[[Bill Clinton]]''' || 213,299 || 47.04 || [[George H. W. Bush]] || 131,601 || 29.02 || [[Ross Perot]] || 105,045 || 23.16 || 4 ||
| [[2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2000 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref> || [[George W. Bush]]{{efn|name="PV"}} || 130,555 || 31.91 || '''[[Al Gore]]''' || 249,508 || 60.99 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1988|1988]] || [[George H. W. Bush]] || 177,761 || 43.93 || '''[[Michael Dukakis]]''' || 225,123 || 55.64 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1984|19841996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1996 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref> || '''[[RonaldBill ReaganClinton]]''' || 212233,080050 || 5159.6671 || [[WalterBob MondaleDole]] || 197104,106683 || 4826.0282 || -[[Ross Perot]] || 43,723 || 11.20 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1980|19801992]] || '''[[RonaldBill ReaganClinton]]''' || 154213,793299 || 3747.204 || '''[[JimmyGeorge CarterH. W. Bush]]''' || 198131,342601 || 4729.6702 || [[John B.Ross AndersonPerot]] || 59105,819045 || 1423.3816 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1976|19761988]] || '''[[JimmyGeorge H. CarterW. Bush]]''' || 227177,636761 || 5543.3693 || '''[[GeraldMichael FordDukakis]]''' || 181225,249123 || 4455.0864 || - || || || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1972|1972]] || '''[[Richard Nixon]]''' || 220,383 || 53.00 || [[George McGovern]] || 194,645 || 46.81 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[1984 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1984]] || '''[[Ronald Reagan]]''' || 212,080 || 51.66 || [[Walter Mondale]] || 197,106 || 48.02 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1968|1968]] || [[Richard Nixon]] || 122,359 || 31.78 || '''[[Hubert Humphrey]]''' || 246,518 || 64.03 || [[George Wallace]] || 15,678 || 4.07 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1980 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1964|19641980]] || '''[[LyndonRonald B. JohnsonReagan]]''' || 315154,463793 || 8037.872 || '''[[BarryJimmy GoldwaterCarter]]''' || 74198,615342 || 1947.1367 || -[[John B. Anderson]] || 59,819 || 14.38 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1960|19601976]] || '''[[JohnJimmy F. KennedyCarter]]''' || 258227,032636 || 6355.6336 || [[RichardGerald NixonFord]] || 147181,502249 || 3644.3708 ||—
| - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1956|19561972]] || '''[[DwightRichard D. EisenhowerNixon]]''' || 225220,819383 || 5853.2600 || [[AdlaiGeorge Stevenson IIMcGovern]] || 161194,790645 || 4146.7481 || - || || || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1952|1952]] || '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]''' || 210,935 || 50.89 || [[Adlai Stevenson II]] || 203,293 || 49.05 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1968]] || [[Richard Nixon]] || 122,359 || 31.78 || '''[[Hubert Humphrey]]''' || 246,518 || 64.03 || [[George Wallace]] || 15,678 || 4.07 || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1948|1948]] || '''[[Harry S. Truman]]''' || 188,736 || 57.59 || [[Thomas E. Dewey]] || 135,787 || 41.44 || [[Strom Thurmond]] || - || - || 4 ||
| [[1964 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1964]] || '''[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]''' || 315,463 || 80.87 || [[Barry Goldwater]] || 74,615 || 19.13 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1944|1944]] || '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]''' || 175,356 || 58.59 || [[Thomas E. Dewey]] || 123,487 || 41.26 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1940|19401960]] || '''[[FranklinJohn DF. RooseveltKennedy]]''' || 182258,182032 || 5663.7363 || [[WendellRichard WillkieNixon]] || 138147,653502 || 4336.1737 ||—
| - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1936|19361956]] || '''[[FranklinDwight D. RooseveltEisenhower]]''' || 165225,238819 || 5358.126 || [[AlfAdlai LandonStevenson II]] || 125161,031790 || 4041.1874 || -[[T. ||Coleman Andrews]]/<br>[[Unpledged elector||Unpledged Electors]]{{efn||Was 4allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina}} || —
|-—
| 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1932|1932]] || '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]''' || 146,604 || 55.08 || [[Herbert Hoover]] || 115,266 || 43.31 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1928|19281952]] || '''[[HerbertDwight HooverD. Eisenhower]]''' || 117210,522935 || 4950.5589 || '''[[AlAdlai SmithStevenson II]]''' || 118203,973293 || 5049.1605 || - || || || 5 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1924|1924]] || '''[[Calvin Coolidge]]''' || 125,286 || 59.63 || [[John W. Davis]] || 76,606 || 36.46 || [[Robert M. La Follette Sr.]] || 7,628 || 3.63 || 5 ||
| [[1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1948]] || '''[[Harry S. Truman]]''' || 188,736 || 57.59 || [[Thomas E. Dewey]] || 135,787 || 41.44 || [[Strom Thurmond]] ||—
|-
|—
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1920|1920]] || '''[[Warren G. Harding]]''' || 107,463 || 63.97 || [[James M. Cox]] || 55,062 || 32.78 || - || || || 5 ||
| 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1916|1916]] || [[Woodrow Wilson]] || 40,394 || 46.00 || '''[[Charles Evans Hughes|Charles E. Hughes]]''' || 44,858 || 51.08 || - || || || 5 ||
| [[1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1944]] || '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]''' || 175,356 || 58.59 || [[Thomas E. Dewey]] || 123,487 || 41.26 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1912|1912]] || '''[[Woodrow Wilson]]''' || 30,412 || 39.04 || [[Theodore Roosevelt]] || 16,878 || 21.67 || [[William Howard Taft|William H. Taft]] || 27,703 || 35.56 || 5 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1908|19081940]] || '''[[WilliamFranklin Howard Taft|William HD. TaftRoosevelt]]''' || 43182,942182 || 6056.7673 || [[WilliamWendell Jennings BryanWillkie]] || 24138,706653 || 3443.1617 || - || || || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1904|1904]] || '''[[Theodore Roosevelt]]''' || 41,605 || 60.60 || [[Alton B. Parker]] || 24,839 || 36.18 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1936]] || '''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]''' || 165,238 || 53.1 || [[Alf Landon]] || 125,031 || 40.18 ||—
|-
| || || 4 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1900|1900]] || '''[[William McKinley]] || 33,784 || 59.74 || [[William Jennings Bryan]] || 19,812 || 35.04 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1896|18961932]] || '''[[WilliamFranklin McKinleyD. Roosevelt]]''' || 37146,437604 || 6855.3308 || [[WilliamHerbert Jennings BryanHoover]] || 14115,459266 || 2643.3931 || - || || || 4 || —
| || || 4 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1892|1892]] || [[Grover Cleveland]] || 24,336 || 45.75 || '''[[Benjamin Harrison]]''' || 26,975 || 50.71 || [[James B. Weaver]] || 228 || 0.43 || 4 ||
| [[1928 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1928]] || [[Herbert Hoover]] || 117,522 || 49.55 || '''[[Al Smith]]''' || 118,973 || 50.16 ||—
|-
| || || 5 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1888|1888]] || '''[[Benjamin Harrison]]''' || 21,969 || 53.88 || [[Grover Cleveland]] || 17,530 || 42.99 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1924 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1884|18841924]] || '''[[GroverCalvin ClevelandCoolidge]]''' || 12125,391286 || 3759.8163 || '''[[JamesJohn GW. BlaineDavis]]''' || 1976,030606 || 5836.0746 || -[[Robert M. La Follette]] || 7,628 || 3.63 || 45 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1880|18801920]] || '''[[JamesWarren AG. GarfieldHarding]]''' || 18107,195463 || 6263.2497 || [[Winfield Scott Hancock|WinfieldJames SM. HancockCox]] || 1055,779062 || 3632.8778 || [[JamesParley BP. WeaverChristensen]] || 236|| 0.81|| 4 || —
|-—
| 5 ||
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1876|1876]] || '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]''' || 15,787 || 59.29 || [[Samuel J. Tilden]] || 10,712 || 40.23 || - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1872|18721916]] || '''[[Ulysses S.Woodrow GrantWilson]]''' || 1340,665394 || 7146.9400 || '''[[HoraceCharles Greeley]]Evans Hughes||Charles 5,329 || 28E.06 || -Hughes]]''' || ||44,858 || 451.08 || —
| || || 5 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1868|1868]] || '''[[Ulysses S. Grant]]''' || 13,017 || 66.7 || [[Horatio Seymour]] || 6,494 || 33.3 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[1912 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1912]] || '''[[Woodrow Wilson]]''' || 30,412 || 39.04 || [[Theodore Roosevelt]] || 16,878 || 21.67 || [[William Howard Taft|William H. Taft]] || 27,703 || 35.56 || 5 ||
|-
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1864|1864]] || '''[[Abraham Lincoln]]''' || 14,349 || 62.2 || [[George B. McClellan]] || 8,718 || 37.8 || - || || || 4 ||
| [[1908 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1908]] || '''[[William Howard Taft|William H. Taft]]''' || 43,942 || 60.76 || [[William Jennings Bryan]] || 24,706 || 34.16 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1904 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1904]] || '''[[Theodore Roosevelt]]''' || 41,605 || 60.60 || [[Alton B. Parker]] || 24,839 || 36.18 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1900]] || '''[[William McKinley]]''' || 33,784 || 59.74 || [[William Jennings Bryan]] || 19,812 || 35.04 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1896 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1896]] || '''[[William McKinley]]''' || 37,437 || 68.33 || [[William Jennings Bryan]] || 14,459 || 26.39 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1892 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1892]] || [[Grover Cleveland]] || 24,336 || 45.75 || '''[[Benjamin Harrison]]''' || 26,975 || 50.71 || [[James B. Weaver]] || 228 || 0.43 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1888 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1888]] || '''[[Benjamin Harrison]]'''{{efn|name="PV"}} || 21,969 || 53.88 || [[Grover Cleveland]] || 17,530 || 42.99 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1884]] || [[Grover Cleveland]] || 12,391 || 37.81 || '''[[James G. Blaine]]''' || 19,030 || 58.07 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1880]] || '''[[James A. Garfield]]''' || 18,195 || 62.24 || [[Winfield Scott Hancock|Winfield S. Hancock]] || 10,779 || 36.87 || [[James B. Weaver]] || 236|| 0.81|| 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1876]] || '''[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]'''{{efn|name="PV"}} || 15,787 || 59.29 || [[Samuel J. Tilden]] || 10,712 || 40.23 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1872]] || '''[[Ulysses S. Grant]]''' || 13,665 || 71.94 || [[Horace Greeley]] || 5,329 || 28.06 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1868]] || '''[[Ulysses S. Grant]]''' || 13,017 || 66.7 || [[Horatio Seymour]] || 6,494 || 33.3 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/National Union}}
| [[1864 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1864]] || '''[[Abraham Lincoln]]''' || 14,349 || 62.2 || [[George B. McClellan]] || 8,718 || 37.8 ||—
| || || 4 ||
|}
 
== Election of 1860 ==
 
The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of [[Slavery in the United States|slavery]], spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the [[American Civil War]].
 
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|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| style"text-align:left" | [[1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1860|1860]]
| '''[[Abraham Lincoln]]'''
| 12,244
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== Elections from 1828 to 1856 ==
 
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! data-sort-type="number" | Percent
! data-sort-type="number" | Electoral<br>Votes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|-
| [[1856 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1856|1856]] || [[James Buchanan]] || 6,680 || 33.70 || '''[[John C. Frémont]]''' || 11,467 || 57.85 || [[Millard Fillmore]] || 1,675 || 8.45 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1852 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1852|1852]] || '''[[Franklin Pierce]]''' || 8,735 || 51.37 || [[Winfield Scott]] || 7,626 || 44.85 || [[John P. Hale]] || 644 || 3.79 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Whig}}
|-
| [[1848 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1848|1848]] || '''[[Zachary Taylor]]''' || 6,779 || 60.77 || [[Lewis Cass]] || 3,646 || 32.68 || [[Martin Van Buren]] || 730 || 6.54 || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Whig}}
|-
| [[1844 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1844|1844]] || [[James K. Polk]] || 4,867 || 39.58 || '''[[Henry Clay]]''' || 7,322 || 59.55 ||—
| - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Whig}}
|-
| [[1840 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1840|1840]] || '''[[William Henry Harrison]]''' || 5,278 || 61.22 || [[Martin Van Buren]] || 3,301 || 38.29 ||—
| - || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|-
| [[1836 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1836|1836]] || '''[[Martin Van Buren]]''' || 2,964 || 52.24 || [[William Henry Harrison]] || 2,710 || 47.76 || various{{efn|Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. The others were [[Hugh Lawson White]], [[Daniel Webster]], and [[Willie Person Mangum]]. None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Rhode Island.}} || || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/National Republican}}
|-
| [[1832 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1832|1832]] || [[Andrew Jackson]] || 2,126 || 43.07 || '''[[Henry Clay]]''' || 2,810 || 56.93 || [[William Wirt (Attorney General)|William Wirt]] || no ballots || || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/National Republican}}
|-
| [[1828 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1828|1828]] || [[Andrew Jackson]] || 820 || 22.91 || '''[[John Quincy Adams]]''' || 2,755 || 76.96 ||—
| - || || || 4 ||
|}
 
== Election of 1824 ==
 
The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing [[Democratic-Republican Party]], resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes ([[Andrew Jackson]]) did not become Presidentpresident, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a [[corrupt bargain]].
 
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! data-sort-type="number" | Year
! Year
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! data-sort-type="number" | Votes
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|-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
|-
| style"text-align:left" | [[1824 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1824|1824]] || [[Andrew Jackson]] || no ballots || || '''[[John Quincy Adams]]''' || 2,145 || 91.47 || [[Henry Clay]] || no ballots || || [[William H. Crawford]] || 200 || 8.53 || 4
|}
 
==Elections from 17921788 to 1820==
 
In the election of 1820, incumbent President [[James Monroe]] ran effectively unopposed, winning all 4 of Rhode Island's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.
 
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|-{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
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| [[1820 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1820|1820]] || '''[[James Monroe]]''' || - |—
| 4 || Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
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| [[1816 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1816|1816]] || '''[[James Monroe]]''' || [[Rufus King]] || 4 ||
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| [[1812 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1812|1812]] || [[James Madison]] || '''[[DeWitt Clinton]]''' || 4 ||
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| [[1808 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1808|1808]] || [[James Madison]] || '''[[Charles C. Pinckney]]''' || 4 ||
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| [[1804 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1804|1804]] || '''[[Thomas Jefferson]]''' || [[Charles C. Pinckney]] || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Federalist}}
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| [[1800 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1800|1800]] || [[Thomas Jefferson]] || '''[[John Adams]]''' || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Federalist}}
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| [[1796 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1796|1796]] || '''[[John Adams]]''' || [[Thomas Jefferson]] || 4 ||
|-{{Party shading/Independent}}
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| [[1792 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1792|1792]] || '''[[George Washington]]''' || - |—
| 4 || Washington effectively ran unopposed.
|-{{Party shading/Independent}}
| 1788-89 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|1788-89 || [[George Washington]] ||—
| n/a || Washington effectively ran unopposed, but Rhode Island did not participate in the election since it had not yet ratified the Constitution
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==See also==
* [[Elections in Rhode Island]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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