Rhode Island State Results Election 2016

ByABC News
February 29, 2016, 11:18 AM

— -- Rhode Island holds its Democratic and Republican primaries on April 26, 2016. 33 delegates are at stake for the Democrats and 19 delegates for the Republicans.

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Why The State Is Significant:

• Rhode Island has voted for the Democratic nominee since 1928, except when it voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984, Richard Nixon in 1972 and twice for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 and 1952.

• The Ocean State has voted for the winning candidate four times out of the last six presidential election.

Fast Facts:

• There are 263,142 residents for every electoral vote, making Rhode Island the second most over-represented state. The first being Wyoming.

• In order to cut costs, the Rhode Island board of elections plans on opening only a third -- 144 out of 419 -- of its polling places for its primaries.