Despite victories for Democrats throughout Rhode Island, voter bases in all of the Ocean State's counties shifted Republican as compared to 2020.
In Providence county, there was an estimated 10-point shift toward the Republican presidential candidate over 2020, the New York Times estimated. Harris won the county with 55% of the vote as of early Wednesday morning, when over 95% of votes were reported.
Newport, Bristol, Kent and Washington counties also shifted red by between 3 and 6 points as of early Wednesday morning.
Kamala Harris won Rhode Island’s four electoral votes, while incumbent Senator Sheldon Whitehouse held onto his seat for a fourth term. The Associated Press called both elections shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Democratic incumbent Representative Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner also held onto their seats for Rhode Island's 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts, respectively.
“There is work to do to continue to lower costs, deliver economic opportunity for Rhode Island families and protect our freedoms,” Amo said in a press release following his victory.
Four out of five ballot measures passed. These include issuing bonds for higher education facilities, affordable housing development, environmental and recreational infrastructure and cultural arts.
Voters rejected Question 1, which proposed holding a constitutional convention to amend the state’s constitution, according to the New York Times.
Rhode Island has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in the past nine elections and has leaned blue since the early 20th century. In the 2020 presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won Rhode Island with 59.4% of the votes.
Story last updated Nov. 6, 12:15 a.m.
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