EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The 2024 election is now in the rearview mirror – despite votes still being counted in some parts of the country – and while Republicans had a great night nationally, there were mixed results locally.
Below are some of the winners and losers from last night’s election results in Rhode Island.
Winner: Former President Donald Trump
Trump not only won the presidency – and is on track to have a popular vote win alongside his electoral college victory – but also did well in Rhode Island.
As of Wednesday morning, Trump got 42% of the vote, which is an improvement of four percentage points from his 2016 and 2020 margins in the state. The last Republican presidential candidate to crack 40% in Rhode Island was President George H. W. Bush in 1988.
Trump flipped two of three communities that he won in 2016, but lost to Biden in 2020: Richmond and West Warwick. Trump also won Woonsocket this time around, a city Biden won by seven points.
In the cities of Providence, Warwick, Cranston and Central Falls, Trump also improved his margins from 2020.