Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Kent County, RI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Kent County, Rhode Island voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.9 — 46,269 Democratic to 44,526 Republican of 93,148 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 11.9 points more Republican 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 Kent County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46,269 | 44,526 | 2,353 | 49.7% | 47.8% | D+1.9 |
| 2020 | 49,113 | 42,001 | 1,979 | 52.8% | 45.1% | D+7.6 |
| 2016 | 37,788 | 38,336 | 5,929 | 46.1% | 46.7% | R+0.7 |
| 2012 | 45,564 | 31,567 | 1,792 | 57.7% | 40.0% | D+17.7 |
| 2008 | 48,406 | 33,780 | 1,888 | 57.6% | 40.2% | D+17.4 |
| 2004 | 42,830 | 33,699 | 1,313 | 55.0% | 43.3% | D+11.7 |
| 2000 | 43,265 | 25,291 | 4,914 | 58.9% | 34.4% | D+24.5 |
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Kent County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Kent County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Kent County, Rhode Island in 2024 by D+1.9, with 93,148 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Kent County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Kent County shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+7.6) and 2024 (D+1.9).
Is Kent County more Democratic or Republican than Rhode Island overall?+
In 2024, Kent County went D+1.9 while Rhode Island overall went D+13.8 — 11.9 points more Republican 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.