Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Newport County, RI — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Newport County, Rhode Island voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+25.3 — 27,332 Democratic to 16,027 Republican of 44,618 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 11.5 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 Newport County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27,332 | 16,027 | 1,259 | 61.3% | 35.9% | D+25.3 |
| 2020 | 29,486 | 15,722 | 940 | 63.9% | 34.1% | D+29.8 |
| 2016 | 22,851 | 15,077 | 3,117 | 55.7% | 36.7% | D+18.9 |
| 2012 | 23,463 | 15,202 | 787 | 59.5% | 38.5% | D+20.9 |
| 2008 | 25,479 | 15,717 | 801 | 60.7% | 37.4% | D+23.2 |
| 2004 | 22,992 | 16,622 | 723 | 57.0% | 41.2% | D+15.8 |
| 2000 | 20,790 | 14,258 | 2,790 | 54.9% | 37.7% | D+17.3 |
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Newport County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Newport County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Newport County, Rhode Island in 2024 by D+25.3, with 44,618 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Newport County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Newport County shifted 4.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+29.8) and 2024 (D+25.3).
Is Newport County more Democratic or Republican than Rhode Island overall?+
In 2024, Newport County went D+25.3 while Rhode Island overall went D+13.8 — 11.5 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.