Rhode Island 16th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
94.5%
7,072 votes · D+89.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 87.9%
Republican
William McKinley1896
36.7%
246 votes · D+20.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 33.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
7,072votes
94.5% of the vote · D+89.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 6,094 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,953votes
33.9% of the vote · D+29.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 1,418 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
George McGovern1972
+78.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+55.8 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · +76.5 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
−26.0pts R vs U.S.
Place D+20.0 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −31.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJonathon AcostaState Senate · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2018
D
68.5%1,407
31.5%648
2,055
Rhode Island 16th State Senate District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 20.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.6 points.
A population of 29,042, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,222 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and Hampden District.
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How did Rhode Island 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 29.6 points (D+29.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,755 votes cast, 3,659 went Democratic and 1,953 went Republican.
How many people live in Rhode Island 16th State Senate District?
Rhode Island 16th State Senate District has a population of 29,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Rhode Island 16th State Senate District is $47,222 — below the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rhode Island 16th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.