2024 presidential election
Woonsocket
TrumpR+1.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 49.9% | 6,650 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.2% | 6,434 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 256 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.2% |
| 2012 | +31.8% |
| 2016 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | −1.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48.2%Harris6,434 | 49.9%Trump6,650 | 1.9% | 13,340 | ||
| D | 52.9%Biden7,324 | 45.3%Trump6,269 | 1.8%incl. Jorgensen | 13,844 | ||
| D | 50.1%Clinton6,364 | 42.8%Trump5,444 | 7.1%incl. Johnson | 12,711 | ||
| D | 65.9%Obama8,843 | 34.1%Romney4,577 | 0.0% | 13,420 | ||
| D | 65.2%Obama8,678 | 33.1%McCain4,398 | 1.7% | 13,304 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | WoonsocketCity | Rhode IslandState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 56.5% | 70.4% | 61.0% |
| Black | 7.1% | 5.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.0% | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 20.5% | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.5% | 17.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $61,059 | $87,796 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 18.7% | 11.2% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 35.7 | 40.8 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 10.1% | 10.0% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.4% | 18.8% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 32.3% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 32.6% | 23.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 20.5% | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 5.0% | 4.1% | 2.0% |
| French (incl. Cajun & Haitian) | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Italian 13.1% | Irish 16.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.3% | Italian 14.7% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Dominican 9.0% | English 10.8% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 40.8%County context | 40.6% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3.8%County context | 3.9% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 48.0%County context | 48.5% | 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.
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%
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
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%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Cambodian
0.7%
Laotian
0.5%
Filipino
0.4%
Korean
0.2%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.7 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,059
Woonsocket$61,059
Rhode Island$87,796
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
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.
Woonsocket sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.
A population of 43,521, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,059 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Woonsocket, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Woonsocket, Rhode Island voted Republican by 1.6 points (R+1.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,340 votes cast, 6,434 went Democratic and 6,650 went Republican.
When did Woonsocket, Rhode Island last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woonsocket, Rhode Island voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Woonsocket, Rhode Island?
Woonsocket, Rhode Island has a population of 43,521 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woonsocket, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Woonsocket, Rhode Island is $61,059 — below the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Woonsocket, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Woonsocket, Rhode Island from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.