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1876–2024
State House District 30·Rhode Island

Rhode Island 30th State House District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
RI
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
32,484
2024 ACS

Rhode Island 30th State House District, Rhode Island: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
32,4842024 5-year
Median household income
$94,3452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.9%
8,7648,43617,646
D
+7.6%
9,3057,95717,637
R
−0.7%
7,1597,26315,546
D
+17.7%
8,6325,98114,953
D
+17.5%
9,1716,40015,853
D
+11.7%
8,1146,38514,781
D
+24.5%
8,1974,79213,919
D
+29.4%
7,7713,78813,551
D
+13.0%
6,8084,77815,616
D
+4.1%
7,0526,50113,603
R
−12.6%
5,9407,65913,640
D
+4.2%
5,9395,36813,452
D
+2.5%
6,7936,46613,302
R
−16.6%
5,4957,67913,196
D
+21.6%
6,7464,26111,496
D
+56.7%
8,4262,33010,756
D
+11.5%
5,8094,61210,421
R
−31.9%
3,0885,9779,065
R
−21.8%
3,3775,2568,638
R
−3.2%
2,8963,0886,022
D
+1.3%
2,6642,5975,272
R
−1.6%
2,7152,8025,523
R
−1.1%
2,5082,5675,308
R
−3.2%
1,9702,1024,126
R
−21.2%
1,4132,1763,601
R
−33.6%
1,0292,1033,194
R
−41.9%
6431,6052,294
R
−20.7%
4997651,288
R
−2.5%
3854111,057
R
−34.6%
3226851,048
R
−22.7%
352565937
R
−37.7%
213495748
R
−59.7%
122534690
R
−20.3%
278425723
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.6%
Italian
18.9%
English
14.9%
French
9.8%
German
6.0%
Polish
4.1%
American
4.0%
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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.5%
5.6%
65–74
6.5%
7.3%
55–64
8.0%
6.2%
45–54
6.4%
6.7%
35–44
6.5%
6.8%
25–34
6.7%
3.6%
18–24
3.3%
7.0%
5–17
6.6%
2.4%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,345
State House District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 30$94,345
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
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
35.3%
Other Christian
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rhode Island 30th State House District in New England delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by two points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifty-seven points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 32,484, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $94,345 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 30, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 30, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,646 votes cast, 8,764 went Democratic and 8,436 went Republican.
What is State House District 30, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 30, Rhode Island as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 30, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 30, Rhode Island voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State House District 30, Rhode Island?
State House District 30, Rhode Island has a population of 32,484 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 30, Rhode Island?
Median household income in State House District 30, Rhode Island is $94,345 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of State House District 30, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 30, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.