2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
November 3, 2020
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| Elections in Rhode Island |
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The 2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Rhode Island voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Rhode Island has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Prior to the election, Rhode Island was considered to be a state Biden would win or a safe blue state. Biden won the state by 20.8 percentage points, receiving 59.4% of the statewide vote to Trump's 38.6%. His margin of victory was an improvement from Hillary Clinton's 15.5-point victory in 2016, though still noticeably trailing Barack Obama's near 28-point margins in the state in 2008 and 2012. Rhode Island became one of three states where Biden won every county during the election, the other two being Massachusetts and Hawaii.
Rhode Island voted 17% more Democratic than the national average.