Newport County, Rhode Island: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+25%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,6572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,5142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bristol County, RI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Newport CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Newport County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −9.5% |
| 1896 | −48.7% |
| 1900 | −29.1% |
| 1904 | −23.5% |
| 1908 | −28.9% |
| 1912 | −1.5% |
| 1916 | −15.2% |
| 1920 | −58.4% |
| 1924 | −39.4% |
| 1928 | −11.9% |
| 1932 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | +3.7% |
| 1944 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | −7.5% |
| 1952 | −15.3% |
| 1956 | −26.0% |
| 1960 | +13.5% |
| 1964 | +47.3% |
| 1968 | +20.7% |
| 1972 | −19.7% |
| 1976 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1984 | −15.1% |
| 1988 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | +21.2% |
| 2000 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | +15.8% |
| 2008 | +23.3% |
| 2012 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | +18.9% |
| 2020 | +29.8% |
| 2024 | +25.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 27,332 | 16,027 | 44,618 | ||
| D | 29,486 | 15,722 | 46,148 | ||
| D | 22,851 | 15,077 | 41,045 | ||
| D | 23,463 | 15,202 | 39,452 | ||
| D | 25,479 | 15,717 | 41,841 | ||
| D | 22,992 | 16,622 | 40,426 | ||
| D | 20,790 | 14,258 | 37,838 | ||
| D | 18,951 | 11,500 | 35,096 | ||
| D | 17,584 | 12,386 | 39,644 | ||
| D | 17,597 | 16,923 | 34,664 | ||
| R | 14,466 | 19,629 | 34,209 | ||
| R | 13,904 | 14,555 | 34,356 | ||
| D | 17,768 | 15,155 | 33,107 | ||
| R | 12,844 | 19,142 | 32,035 | ||
| D | 16,251 | 10,504 | 27,830 | ||
| D | 19,782 | 7,078 | 26,860 | ||
| D | 15,677 | 11,942 | 27,619 | ||
| R | 9,433 | 16,063 | 25,498 | ||
| R | 11,116 | 15,136 | 26,262 | ||
| R | 9,254 | 10,756 | 20,146 | ||
| D | 11,375 | 9,435 | 20,831 | ||
| D | 10,645 | 9,882 | 20,541 | ||
| D | 9,499 | 9,358 | 19,361 | ||
| R | 7,838 | 8,633 | 16,636 | ||
| R | 6,748 | 8,578 | 15,359 | ||
| R | 3,975 | 9,608 | 14,289 | ||
| R | 2,228 | 9,319 | 12,146 | ||
| R | 2,932 | 4,003 | 7,043 | ||
| R | 2,487 | 2,583 | 6,470 | ||
| R | 1,949 | 3,639 | 5,839 | ||
| R | 2,263 | 3,683 | 6,033 | ||
| R | 1,776 | 3,283 | 5,180 | ||
| R | 1,092 | 3,415 | 4,773 | ||
| R | 2,258 | 2,746 | 5,131 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
23.5%
English
15.0%
Italian
11.0%
German
9.1%
French
6.0%
American
4.3%
Polish
3.3%
African American
2.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,514
Newport County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Newport County$103,514
Rhode Island$87,796
United States$80,734
Newport County ranks in the top 5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Newport County's D+25 presidential margin belies an electorate shaped by competing forces: seasonal wealth on Aquidneck Island, a substantial active-duty military community at Naval Station Newport, and working-class pockets on the mainland.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-seven points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,514, and a 9% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol County and Washtenaw County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Newport County, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newport County, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,618 votes cast, 27,332 went Democratic and 16,027 went Republican.
What is Newport County, Rhode Island's political typology?
Akashic places Newport County, Rhode Island in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Newport County, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Newport County, Rhode Island voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Newport County, Rhode Island?
Newport County, Rhode Island has a population of 84,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport County, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Newport County, Rhode Island is $103,514 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Newport County, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newport County, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.