A head to head comparison of the Rhode Island 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

VP Joseph Biden received 306,113 (60.5%) votes beating President Donald Trump who gained 199,810 (39.5%) by 106,303 votes in Rhode Island.

VP Biden won 27 counties out of the 39 counties that make up Rhode Island. The record shows that President Trump won 12 counties.  

2020 RI Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, President Trump won 20 counties in a 3 way match up. VP Biden trailed behind him winning 19 counties, with Senator Sanders winning nothing in Rhode Island Primary.

2020 RI Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 20% increase for President Trump and a 20% decrease for VP Biden. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 180,634 for Trump and 226,391 for Biden at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Providence, Warwick and Cranston), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Providence, Warwick and Cranston, three of the larger counties in Rhode Island, voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 47k vote advantage out of those counties. This combined with Biden's steady win at many other counties was enough to make him gain an upper hand in the State of Rhode Island.

Related References: 2020 Rhode Island Primary Election Story, 2016 Rhode Island Primary Election Story, 2012 Rhode Island Primary Election Story