2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

| country = Rhode Island

| type = primary

| ongoing = Yes

| previous_election = 2020 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2028 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary

| next_year = 2028

| election_date = April 2, 2024

| outgoing_members = NY

| elected_members = WI

| votes_for_election = 19 Republican National Convention delegates

| map_image = {{Switcher

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| County results

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| Municipality results

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Trump

{{legend|#6778D7|60 – 70%}}

{{legend|#4156CD|70 – 80%}}

{{legend|#3343A2|80 – 90%}}

{{legend|#243179|>90%}}

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| image1 = TrumpPortrait.jpg

| candidate1 = Donald Trump

| color1 = 283681

| home_state1 = Florida

| popular_vote1 = 10,898

| percentage1 = 84.5%

| delegate_count1 = 17

| image2 = Nikki Haley (53299447738) (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Nikki Haley
(withdrawn)

| color2 = fe6100

| home_state2 = South Carolina

| popular_vote2 = 1,371

| percentage2 = 10.6%

| delegate_count2 = 2

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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.{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2023 |title= Rhode Island Republican Presidential Nominating Process|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P24/RI-R#0319|access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=thegreenpapers.com}} The contest was 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 (albeit as a non-incumbent), getting almost 3% fewer votes.{{cite news |last1=Andringa |first1=Peter |last2=Bernert |first2=Jason |last3=Bronner |first3=Lenny |title=Live results: 2020 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/rhode-island-republican-primary-live-results/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |agency=Washington Post |date=15 June 2020}} Conversely, Nikki Haley crossed the 10% threshold,{{cite web |title=Rhode Island Presidential Primary Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/rhode-island-president-results |website=NBC News |access-date=3 April 2024}} recording her best results in the suburban{{cite web |title=Barrington, Rhode Island |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/barrington-rhode-island |website=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |access-date=3 April 2024}} town of Barrington, which Donald Trump lost in the 2016 primary{{cite web |title=Rhode Island Primary Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/primaries/rhode-island |website=New York Times |access-date=3 April 2024}} and the island town of New Shoreham.

Polling

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! Ron
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! Donald
Trump

! Other

Echelon Insights[https://netchoice.org/new-national-poll-89-of-americans-say-congress-should-focus-on-addressing-inflation-not-breaking-up-tech/ Echelon Insights]

| Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022

| 102 (LV)

| ± 6.1%

| 38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54%

| 8%

Results

[[File:2024 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary results by township swing map.svg|thumb|200px|Swing for Trump by municipality:

{{legend|#FF9A50|+0% to +5%}}

{{legend|#51C2C2|-0% to -5%}}

{{legend|#2AACAC|-5% to -10%}}

{{legend|#009696|-10% to -15%}}

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{{legend|#008080|-20% or more}}

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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.

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See also

Notes

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A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
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References