History of New England New England is defined as the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. New England remained distinct from the other states in terms of politics, often going against the grain of the rest of the country. Massachusetts and Connecticut were among the last refuges of the Federalist Party, and New England became the strongest bastion of the new Whig Party when the Second Party System began in the 1830s. Leading statesmen hailed from the region, including conservative Whig orator Daniel Webster. New England proved to be the center of the strongest abolitionist sentiment in the country,
1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island New York. Harding won Rhode Island by a margin of 31.19 percent. His victory in the New England states was helped in by the local popularity of his running mate, Calvin Coolidge, a traditional New England Yankee born in the small-town of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, who had started his political career nearby as Governor of Massachusetts. , this is the last time a Republican won over sixty percent of the vote in Rhode Island. 1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island The 1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1920, as part of