Rhode Island 1st Congressional District (RI) — Elections 1876–2024

Rhode Island 1st Congressional District, Rhode Island: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 365,8952024 5-year
Median household income: $89,4352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+61 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1896MIT Election Lab

AMO, GabeCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CICILLINE, David N. (2023–2025), CICILLINE, David N. (2021–2023), CICILLINE, David N. (2019–2021), CICILLINE, David N. (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+19.1%	96,882	65,098	166,544
2020	D	+25.9%	104,806	61,059	169,197
2016	D	+20.6%	87,055	55,584	152,757
2012	D	+29.2%	93,801	50,735	147,350
2008	D	+30.2%	99,845	53,002	155,301
2004	D	+22.4%	87,699	55,053	145,443
2000	D	+29.0%	83,660	43,935	136,877
1996	D	+32.4%	78,015	35,807	130,387
1992	D	+18.2%	72,506	44,743	152,516
1988	D	+11.5%	75,941	60,259	136,775
1984	R	−3.3%	66,926	71,532	138,901
1980	D	+10.3%	67,766	53,073	142,255
1976	D	+12.7%	79,253	61,373	141,235
1972	R	−5.9%	67,624	76,068	143,964
1968	D	+33.0%	86,552	42,313	134,141
1964	D	+61.1%	110,257	26,618	136,875
1960	D	+28.8%	92,376	51,072	143,448
1956	R	−15.3%	58,475	79,533	138,009
1952	R	−0.1%	74,124	74,344	148,562
1948	D	+16.8%	68,617	48,677	118,419
1944	D	+18.8%	65,285	44,615	110,048
1940	D	+14.8%	67,019	49,706	116,829
1936	D	+13.7%	60,367	44,938	112,653
1932	D	+12.4%	53,756	41,757	97,023
1928	D	+2.8%	44,558	42,165	86,966
1924	R	−22.9%	28,110	45,775	77,087
1920	R	−33.4%	19,713	40,613	62,558
1916	R	−5.3%	15,092	16,824	32,852
1912	D	+3.6%	11,591	10,544	29,437
1908	R	−25.7%	9,401	16,364	27,100
1904	R	−22.9%	9,667	15,654	26,095
1900	R	−23.8%	7,786	12,953	21,730
1896	R	−41.2%	5,557	14,053	20,599
1892	R	−4.2%	9,481	10,341	20,416
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	59.9%	39.8%	491,948
2020	D	66.5%	33.4%	494,262
2018	D	61.4%	38.3%	376,738
2014	D	70.6%	29.2%	316,898
2012	D	64.8%	35.0%	418,189
2008	D	73.1%	26.5%	438,812
2006	D	53.5%	46.5%	384,993
2002	D	78.4%	21.6%	323,582
2000	R	41.1%	56.9%	391,353
1996	D	63.3%	35.0%	364,371
1994	R	35.5%	64.5%	345,388
1990	D	61.8%	38.2%	364,062
1988	R	45.4%	54.6%	397,990
1984	D	72.7%	27.3%	393,356
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	342,778
1978	D	75.1%	24.9%	305,618
1976	R	42.0%	57.7%	398,906

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

15.7%

Italian

12.9%

English

10.0%

French

6.6%

German

5.2%

American

3.9%

Polish

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.2%

65–74

5.8%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

5.9%

45–54

6.1%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

7.1%

25–34

6.7%

4.9%

18–24

5.0%

7.3%

5–17

6.8%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,435

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$89,435

Rhode Island$87,796

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.2%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)14.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.4%

speak English only

Spanish14.2%

Other Indo-European7.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

44.3%

Other Christian

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Rhode Island 1st Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,435, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 365,895 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Rhode Island vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 19.1 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 166,544 votes cast, 96,882 went Democratic and 65,098 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Rhode Island's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Rhode Island as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Rhode Island last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Rhode Island voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Rhode Island?

Congressional District 1, Rhode Island has a population of 365,895 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Rhode Island?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Rhode Island is $89,435 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Rhode Island?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Rhode Island 1st Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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Demographics

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