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Central Falls·Rhode Island

Central Falls moved 17.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
RI
Central Falls
HarrisD+29.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic63.6%2,335
Donald TrumpRepublican34.4%1,265
OtherAll other candidates2.0%73
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +29.1% in 2024.+29.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+64.7%
2012+73.3%
2016+64.7%
2020+46.4%
2024+29.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
63.6%Harris2,335
34.4%Trump1,265
2.0%
+29.1%
3,673
D
72.5%Biden3,089
26.1%Trump1,113
1.4%incl. Jorgensen
+46.4%
4,261
D
80.2%Clinton3,404
15.5%Trump657
4.4%incl. Johnson
+64.7%
4,246
D
86.7%Obama3,260
13.3%Romney502
0.0%
+73.3%
3,762
D
81.7%Obama3,181
16.9%McCain659
1.4%
+64.7%
3,895

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorCentral FallsCityRhode IslandStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White20.9%70.4%61.0%
Black11.1%5.6%12.2%
Asian0.1%3.5%6.0%
Two or more races35.8%12.2%12.6%
Other race32.1%8.4%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino69.1%17.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$49,285$87,796$84,427
Poverty rate24.6%11.2%12.5%
Median age32.540.839.1
Age 18–2410.1%10.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.4%18.8%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)32.3%37.7%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home32.6%23.2%22.3%
Spanish20.5%13.6%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.0%4.1%2.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)2.1%1.6%0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.5%1.1%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 13.1%Irish 16.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 12.3%Italian 14.7%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryDominican 9.0%English 10.8%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic40.8%County context40.6%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant3.8%County context3.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.0%County context48.5%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Dominican
9.0%
Puerto Rican
5.4%
Guatemalan
4.8%
Colombian
1.7%
Mexican
1.2%
Salvadoran
0.6%
Bolivian
0.3%
Ecuadorian
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
13.1%
Irish
12.3%
English
7.6%
French
7.0%
Portuguese
6.0%
French Canadian
3.7%
German
3.4%
American
3.1%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Cape Verdean
2.5%
African
0.8%
Haitian
0.7%
Liberian
0.6%
Nigerian
0.5%
Jamaican
0.2%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.4%
speak English only
Spanish20.5%
Other Indo-European5.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)2.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.5%
Other languages1.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.6%
Arabic0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
40.8%
Evangelical Protestant
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.0%
Orthodox Christian
1.1%
Jewish
1.0%
Other Christian
0.8%
Muslim
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Buddhist
0.3%
Black Protestant
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Central Falls sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.1 points.

A population of 22,701, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,285 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Central Falls, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Central Falls, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 29.1 points (D+29.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,673 votes cast, 2,335 went Democratic and 1,265 went Republican.
What is Central Falls, Rhode Island's political typology?
Akashic places Central Falls, Rhode Island in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Central Falls, Rhode Island?
Central Falls, Rhode Island has a population of 22,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Central Falls, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Central Falls, Rhode Island is $49,285 — below the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Central Falls, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Central Falls, Rhode Island from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.