congressional districtRhode Island 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+27.3
2008D+34.6
2012D+33.8
2016D+24.7
2020D+29.0
2024D+21.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+6.3D+27.3 → D+21.0
vs. U.S. · 2024D+22.5D+21.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 58.1% of 400,255 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
138,097
89,288
5,165
232,550
400,255
58.1%
2020
152,877
83,176
4,299
240,352
385,893†
62.3%
2016
129,069
75,106
14,041
218,216
377,097†
57.9%
2012
141,798
69,202
4,077
215,077
371,092†
58.0%
2008
148,951
71,302
3,885
224,138
366,327†
61.2%
2004
130,186
73,543
3,704
207,433
361,563†
57.4%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupRI-1Rhode IslandUnited States
Irish15.7%16.1%9.4%
Italian12.9%14.7%4.8%
English10.0%10.8%9.5%
Portuguese8.8%7.0%—
French6.6%7.3%1.6%
German5.2%5.0%12.5%
American3.9%3.1%5.3%
French Canadian2.3%3.0%—
Dominican5.8%5.8%0.7%
Puerto Rican4.3%3.9%1.8%
Guatemalan3.2%3.0%0.5%
Colombian1.2%1.1%0.4%
Mexican1.1%1.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%0.4%0.7%
Bolivian0.2%0.2%—
Ecuadorian0.2%0.2%—
Cape Verdean2.2%1.6%—
African American†1.8%1.1%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.5%0.5%0.3%
Liberian0.5%0.4%—
Nigerian0.4%0.3%0.2%
Jamaican0.3%0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.9%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%0.8%1.4%
Filipino0.4%0.4%0.9%
Cambodian0.4%0.5%—
Laotian0.3%0.3%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
RI-1
Rhode Island
United States
Median age
39.7
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
18.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
RI-1
Rhode Island
United States
Median household income
$82,508
$87,796
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.1%
11.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.2%
37.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
RI-1
Rhode Island
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.6%
23.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.2%
13.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.5%
1.6%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
4.9%
4.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
RI-1
Rhode Island
United States
Catholic
—
40.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Rhode Island 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+27.3%
2008
+34.6%
2012
+33.8%
2016
+24.7%
2020
+29.0%
2024
+21.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
63.0%139,352
32.0%70,742
221,118
2022
1
D
64.0%100,318
35.8%56,055
156,734
2020
1
D
70.8%158,550
0.0%0
223,860
2018
1
D
66.7%116,099
33.1%57,567
174,083
2016
1
D
64.5%130,534
35.1%71,023
202,371
2014
1
D
59.5%87,060
40.2%58,877
146,353
2012
1
D
53.0%108,612
40.8%83,737
205,115
2010
1
D
50.5%81,269
44.5%71,542
160,814
2008
1
D
68.5%145,254
24.2%51,340
211,998
2006
1
D
69.2%124,634
23.2%41,836
180,104
2004
1
D
64.1%124,923
35.8%69,819
195,010
2002
1
D
59.9%95,286
37.3%59,370
159,133
2000
1
D
66.6%123,442
33.2%61,522
185,251
1998
1
D
66.8%92,788
27.7%38,460
138,895
1996
1
D
69.4%121,781
28.0%49,199
175,425
1994
1
D
54.1%89,832
45.9%76,069
165,901
1992
1
R
24.8%48,092
70.1%135,982
194,089
1990
1
R
44.8%73,131
55.2%89,963
163,094
1988
1
R
44.4%84,141
55.6%105,506
189,647
1986
1
D
57.7%85,077
42.3%62,397
147,474
1984
1
D
68.5%130,584
31.5%60,026
190,610
1982
1
D
60.7%97,254
38.3%61,253
160,131
1980
1
D
67.6%120,756
32.4%57,844
178,600
1978
1
D
61.2%86,768
38.8%54,912
141,680
1976
1
D
62.4%116,674
36.4%68,080
187,002
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
60.7%106,831
39.0%68,675
175,911
2020
D
66.6%328,574
33.4%164,855
493,429
2018
D
61.6%231,477
38.4%144,421
375,898
2014
D
70.7%223,675
29.3%92,684
316,359
2012
D
65.0%271,034
35.0%146,222
417,256
2008
D
73.4%320,644
26.6%116,174
436,818
2006
D
53.5%206,043
46.5%178,950
384,993
2002
D
78.4%253,774
21.6%69,808
323,582
2000
R
41.1%161,023
56.9%222,588
391,353
1996
D
63.3%230,676
35.0%127,368
364,371
1994
R
35.5%122,532
64.5%222,856
345,388
1990
D
61.8%225,105
38.2%138,947
364,052
1988
R
45.4%180,717
54.6%217,273
397,990
1984
D
72.7%285,811
27.3%107,545
393,356
1982
R
48.8%167,283
51.2%175,495
342,778
1978
D
75.1%229,557
24.9%76,061
305,618
1976
R
42.0%167,665
57.7%230,329
398,906
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Sheldon Whitehouse · Democrat60.7%106,831
Patricia L Morgan · Republican39.0%68,675
Write-In · Nonpartisan0.2%405
Rhode Island's 1st stretches from Providence through the Blackstone Valley, blending urban Latino and college-educated precincts with older working-class communities. The district has delivered double-digit Democratic presidential margins in every cycle this decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.0 points.
A population of 547,786, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,508 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District (at Large).
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How did Rhode Island 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 21.0 points (D+21.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 232,550 votes cast, 138,097 went Democratic and 89,288 went Republican.
How many people live in Rhode Island 1st Congressional District?
Rhode Island 1st Congressional District has a population of 547,786 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Rhode Island 1st Congressional District is $82,508 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rhode Island 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
