2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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19 Republican National Convention delegates
 
Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)
Home state Florida South Carolina
Delegate count 17 2
Popular vote 10,898 1,371
Percentage 84.5% 10.6%

The 2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary was held on April 2, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 19 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was be held alongside primaries in Delaware, New York, and Wisconsin.

Even though Trump cruised to victory, he showed a poorer result as compared to his performance in 2020, getting almost 3% less votes.[2] Conversely, Nikki Haley crossed the 10% threshold,[3] recording her best results in the suburban[4] town of Barrington, which Donald Trump lost in the 2016 primary[5] and the island town of New Shoreham.

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis
Donald
Trump
Other
Echelon Insights Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 102 (LV) ± 6.1% 38% 54% 8%

Endorsements[edit]

No endorsements have been made as of early March 2024.

Results[edit]

Swing for Trump by township:
  +0% to +5%
  -0% to -5%
  -5% to -10%
  -10% to -15%
  -15% to -20%
  -20% or more

Trump swept through every county and municipality in the state, but lost ground in comparison to his 2020 performance. Having officially run unopposed both times, he recorded poorer results in 2024 in all but two towns.

Rhode Island Republican primary, April 2, 2024
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 10,898 84.5% 17 17
Nikki Haley (withdrawn) 1,371 10.6% 2 2
Uncommitted 257 2.0%
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) 178 1.4%
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 154 1.2%
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) 40 0.3%
Total: 12,898 100.0% 19 19
Source: [6]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rhode Island Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Andringa, Peter; Bernert, Jason; Bronner, Lenny (June 15, 2020). "Live results: 2020 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary". Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024". NBC News. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Barrington, Rhode Island". Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island Primary Results". New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island Presidential Primary". The AP. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.