Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Bristol County, RI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Bristol County, Rhode Island voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+26.2 — 17,458 Democratic to 10,048 Republican of 28,335 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.4 points more Democratic than Rhode Island overall (D+13.8).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Bristol County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,458 | 10,048 | 829 | 61.6% | 35.5% | D+26.2 |
| 2020 | 18,050 | 9,745 | 620 | 63.5% | 34.3% | D+29.2 |
| 2016 | 14,609 | 8,965 | 1,901 | 57.3% | 35.2% | D+22.2 |
| 2012 | 14,974 | 9,231 | 471 | 60.7% | 37.4% | D+23.3 |
| 2008 | 16,162 | 9,260 | 483 | 62.4% | 35.7% | D+26.6 |
| 2004 | 14,448 | 9,855 | 374 | 58.5% | 39.9% | D+18.6 |
| 2000 | 13,424 | 8,375 | 1,473 | 57.7% | 36.0% | D+21.7 |
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Bristol County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Bristol County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Bristol County, Rhode Island in 2024 by D+26.2, with 28,335 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Bristol County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Bristol County shifted 3.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+29.2) and 2024 (D+26.2).
Is Bristol County more Democratic or Republican than Rhode Island overall?+
In 2024, Bristol County went D+26.2 while Rhode Island overall went D+13.8 — 12.4 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.