Rhode Island

Outlook: Solid Democratic

4 Electoral Votes (4 in 2000)
Kerry won in 2004 by 20.75%

Like much of New England, Rhode Island is dominated by Democrats. Both U.S. Senate seats and both congressional districts are controlled by them, as are both chambers in the state Assembly. Only a Republican governor prevents total domination of state politics by one party. In presidential elections, no Republican has won the state since Ronald Reagan’s landslide in 1984. Al Gore carried the state by 29 percent in 2000 and John Kerry won by about 21 in 2004.