congressional districtRhode Island 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+14.8
2008D+21.7
2012D+21.9
2016D+7.3
2020D+13.7
2024D+7.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+7.0D+14.8 → D+7.9
vs. U.S. · 2024D+9.3D+7.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.3% of 426,162 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
146,963
125,058
6,424
278,445
426,162
65.3%
2020
154,504
116,685
5,202
276,391
409,376†
67.5%
2016
123,372
105,380
17,026
245,778
402,625†
61.0%
2012
139,630
88,577
5,127
233,334
395,042†
59.1%
2008
147,520
94,036
4,794
246,350
392,310†
62.8%
2004
129,486
95,450
4,622
229,558
389,579†
58.9%
† 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-2Rhode IslandUnited States
Irish17.9%16.1%9.4%
Italian17.2%14.7%4.8%
English12.4%10.8%9.5%
French8.5%7.3%1.6%
Portuguese6.7%7.0%—
German5.4%5.0%12.5%
French Canadian3.6%3.0%—
American3.0%3.1%5.3%
Dominican4.9%5.8%0.7%
Puerto Rican3.2%3.9%1.8%
Guatemalan2.5%3.0%0.5%
Colombian0.9%1.1%0.4%
Mexican0.9%1.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.4%0.7%
Bolivian0.2%0.2%—
Ecuadorian0.2%0.2%—
Cape Verdean1.4%1.6%—
African American†0.9%1.1%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.4%0.5%0.3%
Liberian0.4%0.4%—
Nigerian0.3%0.3%0.2%
Jamaican0.2%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.9%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.8%0.8%1.3%
Cambodian0.5%0.5%—
Filipino0.4%0.4%0.9%
Laotian0.3%0.3%—
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Maya0.9%0.1%—
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-2
Rhode Island
United States
Median age
41.3
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
18.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
RI-2
Rhode Island
United States
Median household income
$93,597
$87,796
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.3%
11.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.4%
37.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
RI-2
Rhode Island
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.5%
23.2%
22.3%
Spanish
13.3%
13.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.7%
4.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
RI-2
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 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+14.8%
2008
+21.7%
2012
+21.9%
2016
+7.3%
2020
+13.7%
2024
+7.9%
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
2
D
58.2%153,439
41.5%109,381
263,480
2022
2
D
50.4%101,432
46.7%93,969
201,089
2020
2
D
58.2%154,086
41.5%109,894
264,557
2018
2
D
63.5%126,476
36.3%72,271
199,197
2016
2
D
58.1%133,108
30.7%70,301
229,148
2014
2
D
62.2%105,716
37.6%63,844
169,904
2012
2
D
55.7%124,067
35.1%78,189
222,660
2010
2
D
59.8%104,442
31.7%55,409
174,670
2008
2
D
70.0%158,416
29.8%67,433
226,234
2006
2
D
72.7%140,315
0.0%0
193,044
2004
2
D
74.5%154,392
20.8%43,139
207,165
2002
2
D
76.3%129,390
22.3%37,767
169,610
2000
2
D
62.2%123,805
14.0%27,932
199,021
1998
2
D
72.0%110,917
24.8%38,170
154,053
1996
2
D
64.5%118,827
31.7%58,458
184,318
1994
2
D
68.0%119,659
32.0%56,348
176,007
1992
2
D
70.7%144,450
24.5%49,998
204,413
1990
2
D
59.2%108,818
40.8%74,953
183,771
1988
2
R
27.9%56,129
72.1%145,218
201,347
1986
2
R
28.2%44,586
71.8%113,603
158,189
1984
2
R
32.4%64,341
67.6%134,282
198,623
1982
2
R
44.4%76,769
55.6%96,282
173,051
1980
2
R
44.7%92,970
55.3%115,057
208,027
1978
2
D
52.6%87,397
47.4%78,725
166,122
1976
2
D
76.5%154,453
22.5%45,438
201,912
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
58.9%166,311
40.8%115,178
282,277
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 · Democrat58.9%166,311
Patricia L Morgan · Republican40.8%115,178
Write-In · Nonpartisan0.3%788
Rhode Island's second district stretches from the Providence suburbs through the rural southwestern corner of the state, combining dense commuter towns with smaller coastal communities. In 2024 it returned a D+7.6 presidential margin, modestly narrower than its recent historical lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.9 points.
A population of 549,249, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,597 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District (at Large).
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How did Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 7.9 points (D+7.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 278,445 votes cast, 146,963 went Democratic and 125,058 went Republican.
How many people live in Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District?
Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District has a population of 549,249 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District is $93,597 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
