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Rhode Island, Treasurer

Rhode Island held an election for treasurer on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 27, 2018.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Rhode Island from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Rhode Island State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Rhode Island every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Rhode Island 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 54.4% Republican Party Donald Trump 38.9% 15.5%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 62.7% Republican Party Mitt Romney 35.2% 27.5%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 62.9% Republican Party John McCain 35.1% 27.8%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 59.4% Republican Party George W. Bush 38.7% 20.7%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 61.0% Republican Party George W. Bush 31.9% 29.1%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Rhode Island from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Rhode Island 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party John Reed 70.6% Republican Party Mark Zaccaria 29.3% 41.3%
2012 Democratic Party Sheldon Whitehouse 64.8% Republican Party Barry Hinckley 35.0% 29.8%
2008 Democratic Party John Reed 73.1% Republican Party Bob Tingle 26.5% 46.6%
2006 Democratic Party Sheldon Whitehouse 53.4% Republican Party Lincoln Chafee 46.3% 7.1%
2002 Democratic Party John Reed 78.4% Republican Party Bob Tingle 21.6% 56.8%
2000 Republican Party Lincoln Chafee 56.9% Democratic Party Robert Weygand 41.2% 15.7%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Rhode Island.

Election results (Governor), Rhode Island 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party Gina Raimondo 40.7% Republican Party Allan Fung 36.2% 4.5%
2010 Grey.png Lincoln Chafee 36.1% Republican Party John Robitaille 33.6% 2.5%
2006 Republican Party Don Carcieri 51.0% Democratic Party Charles Forgerty 48.9% 2.1%
2002 Republican Party Don Carcieri 54.8% Democratic Party Myrth York 45.2% 9.6%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Rhode Island in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Rhode Island 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2014 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2012 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2010 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2008 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2006 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2004 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2002 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2
2000 Democratic Party 2 100.0% Democratic Party 0 0.0% D+2

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Rhode Island Party Control: 1992-2020
Eleven years of Democratic trifectasNo Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R I I D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D


Demographics

Demographic data for Rhode Island

Rhode IslandU.S.
Total population:1,055,607316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):1,0343,531,905
Gender
Female:51.6%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.1%73.6%
Black/African American:6.5%12.6%
Asian:3.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:13.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:86.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$56,852$53,889
Persons below poverty level:17.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Rhode Island.

As of July 2016, Rhode Island's three largest cities were Providence (pop. est. 180,000), Cranston (pop. est. 81,000), and Warwick (pop. est. 81,000).