Boundary 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
GroupWakefield-Peace DaleRhode IslandUnited States
Irish23.2%16.1%9.4%
Italian19.3%14.7%4.8%
English18.3%10.8%9.5%
German8.1%5.0%12.5%
French6.9%7.3%1.6%
American5.0%3.1%5.3%
Portuguese4.2%7.0%—
Polish3.7%—2.2%
African American†2.9%1.1%9.9%
Cape Verdean1.3%1.6%—
Mexican0.8%1.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%3.9%1.8%
Dominican0.7%5.8%0.7%
Spanish0.3%——
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%3.0%0.5%
Panamanian0.2%——
Colombian0.2%1.1%0.4%
Chinese0.7%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian0.5%0.8%1.4%
Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.4%0.9%
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
Wakefield-Peace Dale
Rhode Island
United States
Median age
42.8
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.5%
18.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wakefield-Peace Dale
Rhode Island
United States
Median household income
$106,551
$87,796
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
11.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
59.6%
37.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wakefield-Peace Dale
Rhode Island
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
23.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
13.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wakefield-Peace Dale
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.
Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+32.3%
2008
+39.0%
2012
+37.9%
2016
+36.2%
2020
+46.5%
2024
+32.3%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
64.7%Harris3,004
32.4%Trump1,503
2.9%
D+32.3
R+14.1
D+33.8
4,641
D
72.0%Biden4,032
25.5%Trump1,428
2.6%
D+46.5
D+10.3
D+42.0
5,603
D
63.2%Clinton3,137
27.0%Trump1,341
9.8%
D+36.2
R+1.7
D+34.1
4,963
D
67.7%Obama3,021
29.8%Romney1,329
2.6%
D+37.9
R+1.1
D+34.0
4,465
D
68.6%Obama3,142
29.6%McCain1,354
1.8%
D+39.0
D+6.8
D+31.8
4,580
D
65.1%Kerry2,782
32.8%Bush1,403
2.1%
D+32.3
—
D+34.7
4,274
Wakefield-Peace Dale sits at the commercial and civic core of South Kingstown, drawing a mix of university-adjacent households from nearby URI and year-round residents whose turnout patterns often diverge from the state's urban Democratic strongholds.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 14.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.3 points.
A population of 9,302, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $106,551 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nantucket and Portsmouth.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 32.3 points (D+32.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,641 votes cast, 3,004 went Democratic and 1,503 went Republican.
How many people live in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island?
Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island has a population of 9,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island is $106,551 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
