2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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 held alongside primaries in Delaware, New York, and Wisconsin.

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Candidate Donald Trump Nikki Haley (withdrawn) Home state Florida South Carolina Delegate count 17 2 Popular vote 10,898 1,371 Percentage 84.5% 10.6%
County results Municipality results Trump   60 – 70%   70 – 80%   80 – 90%   >90%

Even though Trump cruised to victory, he showed a poorer result as compared to his performance in 2020 (albeit as a non-incumbent), getting almost 3% fewer 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

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Ron DeSantis	Donald Trump	Other
Echelon Insights[6]	Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022	102 (LV)	± 6.1%	38%	54%	8%

Results

Swing for Trump by municipality:

  +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^[7]

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Nikki Haley (withdrawn)	1,371	10.6%	2		2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Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)	178	1.4%
Chris Christie (withdrawn)	154	1.2%
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)	40	0.3%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

See also

• 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
• 2024 United States elections

Notes

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

References

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. Echelon Insights
7. "Rhode Island Presidential Primary". The AP. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.