Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District, Rhode Island: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 735,9072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,3452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab
D
MAGAZINER, Seth
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: LANGEVIN, James (2021–2023), LANGEVIN, James (2019–2021), LANGEVIN, James (2017–2019), LANGEVIN, James (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 2, RIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 186,844 | 149,185 | 345,241 | ||
| D | 201,404 | 138,778 | 347,187 | ||
| D | 164,833 | 124,906 | 310,660 | ||
| D | 185,608 | 106,416 | 298,367 | ||
| D | 196,988 | 112,127 | 314,739 | ||
| D | 172,061 | 113,993 | 291,692 | ||
| D | 165,848 | 86,620 | 272,235 | ||
| D | 155,035 | 68,876 | 259,860 | ||
| D | 140,794 | 86,859 | 300,850 | ||
| D | 149,183 | 117,502 | 267,795 | ||
| R | 130,180 | 140,548 | 271,589 | ||
| D | 130,577 | 101,720 | 273,713 | ||
| D | 148,383 | 119,877 | 269,350 | ||
| R | 127,021 | 144,316 | 271,844 | ||
| D | 159,967 | 80,046 | 250,860 | ||
| D | 205,207 | 47,997 | 253,204 | ||
| D | 165,656 | 96,430 | 262,087 | ||
| R | 103,315 | 146,287 | 249,602 | ||
| R | 129,170 | 136,591 | 265,937 | ||
| D | 120,119 | 87,110 | 209,284 | ||
| D | 110,071 | 78,873 | 189,228 | ||
| D | 115,164 | 88,947 | 204,320 | ||
| D | 104,871 | 80,094 | 198,526 | ||
| D | 92,848 | 73,509 | 169,147 | ||
| R | 74,416 | 75,357 | 150,228 | ||
| R | 48,496 | 79,511 | 133,029 | ||
| R | 35,349 | 66,840 | 105,423 | ||
| R | 25,302 | 28,034 | 54,964 | ||
| D | 18,821 | 17,159 | 48,457 | ||
| R | 15,305 | 27,578 | 45,217 | ||
| R | 15,173 | 25,951 | 42,562 | ||
| R | 12,026 | 20,831 | 34,819 | ||
| R | 8,902 | 23,384 | 34,186 | ||
| R | 14,855 | 16,634 | 32,780 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
16.2%
Italian
15.6%
English
11.2%
French
7.7%
German
4.9%
American
3.7%
Polish
3.2%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,345
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$87,345
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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Other Indo-European5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at sixty-two points in 1964; the 2024 margin was eleven points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,345, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 2, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 10.9 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 345,241 votes cast, 186,844 went Democratic and 149,185 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Rhode Island as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 2, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Rhode Island voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Rhode Island?
Congressional District 2, Rhode Island has a population of 735,907 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Rhode Island is $87,345 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.