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Rhode Island 36th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+24.42012D+21.82016D+13.42020D+22.02024D+18.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+18.7
2024
median income$111,026U.S. $80,734 · RI $87,796
median age55.2U.S. 39.1 · RI 40.8
poverty rate4.9%U.S. 12.5% · RI 11.2%
bachelor’s+ (25+)52.4%U.S. 35.6% · RI 37.7%
non-english6.2%U.S. 22.3% · RI 23.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish24.4%
Italian20.3%
English19.2%
Mexican0.5%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Dominican0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Washington County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Rhode Island 36th State House District

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Rhode Island 36th State House DistrictHarrisD+18.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Rhode Island 36th State House DistrictThe boundary of Rhode Island 36th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+18.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Rhode Island 36th State House District · D+18.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.3%5,237
Donald TrumpRepublican39.6%3,558
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Kennedy2.0%181
D+60
R+60
District 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 district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Rhode Island 36th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Washington County, RIDemocraticD+14.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.3%Harris5,237
39.6%Trump3,558
2.0%Kennedy181
+18.7%
8,976
D
60.1%Biden5,832
38.1%Trump3,697
1.8%Jorgensen170
+22.0%
9,699
D
52.8%Clinton4,424
39.4%Trump3,301
7.8%Johnson655
+13.4%
8,380
D
60.9%Obama4,978
39.1%Romney3,194
0.0%
+21.8%
8,172
D
61.1%Obama5,307
36.7%McCain3,191
2.2%Nader189
+24.4%
8,687
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: +18.7% in 2024.+18.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+24.4%
2012+21.8%
2016+13.4%
2020+22.0%
2024+18.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DTina SpearsState House · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Democratic presidential margin was D+18.7 in 2024 and D+24.4 in 2008. In the 2024 ACS 5-year, 52.4% of adults held a bachelor's degree or higher.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.7 points.

A population of 14,757, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,026 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 33 and State House District 32.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 33
Rhode Island
97.8twin score
% Catholiccollege sharemedian age
State House District 32
Rhode Island
96.5twin score
% Catholiccollege sharemedian age
State House District 68
Rhode Island
95.6twin score
% Catholiccollege share2008–2020 trajectory≠ English ancestry

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.

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Washington County

Frequently asked questions

How did Rhode Island 36th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island 36th State House District voted Democratic by 18.7 points (D+18.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,976 votes cast, 5,237 went Democratic and 3,558 went Republican.
How many people live in Rhode Island 36th State House District?
Rhode Island 36th State House District has a population of 14,757 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island 36th State House District?
Median household income in Rhode Island 36th State House District is $111,026 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island 36th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Rhode Island 36th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.