Vote Here sign in front of Newport City Hall. Credit: Ryan Belmore / What'sUpNewp

As of 4:30 pm on Tuesday, October 29, the Rhode Island Voter Turnout Tracker reports that 132,391 Rhode Island residents have already voted by mail ballot or early in person, representing a 16.7% voter turnout thus far.

In Newport County, 15,423 voters have already voted; here’s how that breaks down.

  • Portsmouth: 3,795 (805 by mail ballot, 2,990 early in person)
  • Newport: 3,428 (915 by mail ballot, 2,513 early in person)
  • Middletown: 2,893 (634 by mail ballot, 2,259 early in person)
  • Tiverton: 2,591 (589 by mail ballot, 2,002 early in person)
  • Jamestown: 1,804 (299 by mail ballot, 1,505 early in person)
  • Little Compton: 912 (194 by mail ballot, 718 early in person)

Rhode Island Voter Turnout Tracker

Voting In Rhode Island

Early in-person voting continues until 4 pm on November 4, allowing Newport County residents to cast their ballots before Election Day on November 5.

Eligible voters can find their early voting location online at vote.ri.gov or by contacting their local board of canvassers.

The deadline to request a mail ballot was 4 p.m. on October 15. However, voters who cannot vote in-person can still request an emergency mail ballot from their local board of canvassers.

All mail ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by 8 pm on Election Day, November 5, to be counted.

For those planning to vote on Election Day, polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm across Newport County and the rest of Rhode Island.

For more information about voting in Rhode Island, visit vote.ri.gov or contact your local board of canvassers.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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