Document Type
Article
Keywords
politics; Rhode Island; Donald J. Trump; president
Identifier Data
https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/7/10/50-takes-on-trump-rhode-island-by-rich-holtzman
Publisher
Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research
Abstract
To understand Rhode Island’s take on Donald Trump, it is important to first understand the political peculiarities of the nation’s smallest state. When it comes to presidential elections, Rhode Island leans strongly Democratic. The last time its four electoral votes appeared in the Republican column was 1984. In 2016, Hillary Clinton beat Trump by over 15 percentage points, maintaining Rhode Island’s reputation as a Democratic stronghold. However, as any observer of Rhode Island politics will tell you, all is not as it appears on the surface in the Ocean State.
