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1876–2024
State Senate District 25·Rhode Island

Rhode Island 25th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

A rare Republican-leaning pocket in a heavily Democratic state

1876 — 2024·38 elections
RI
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,570
2024 ACS

Rhode Island 25th State Senate District, Rhode Island: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
36,5702024 5-year
Median household income
$78,7872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.6%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
25.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+67 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+38 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
+14.0%
8,2566,18514,833
D
+22.9%
9,0765,64114,998
D
+20.9%
7,8604,99913,667
D
+34.9%
8,7744,16913,189
D
+34.4%
9,2254,44213,892
D
+27.0%
7,9654,52912,724
D
+37.1%
7,8363,37612,008
D
+40.0%
7,4182,74511,668
D
+22.0%
6,8953,82713,940
D
+18.0%
7,4775,18412,715
D
+3.4%
6,8276,38213,251
D
+16.3%
6,9754,75613,637
D
+16.3%
7,9655,71913,741
R
−0.1%
7,1087,11914,255
D
+39.5%
9,3093,86813,762
D
+67.0%
12,0722,38914,461
D
+35.0%
10,3975,00715,404
R
−11.6%
6,7038,46315,166
D
+3.7%
8,6688,04216,722
D
+22.5%
8,2105,16313,517
D
+22.3%
7,5484,79612,361
D
+18.7%
7,9895,46913,472
D
+18.0%
7,2184,86713,096
D
+16.5%
6,5214,64211,361
D
+6.2%
5,3464,72410,101
R
−18.6%
3,4295,0868,886
R
−26.0%
2,5224,3767,139
R
−1.7%
1,7221,7823,624
D
+5.9%
1,2721,0833,213
R
−24.5%
1,0381,7622,958
R
−23.1%
1,0211,6662,789
R
−21.5%
8371,3312,293
R
−37.7%
6401,4772,218
R
−1.3%
1,0011,0282,092
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
13.1%
Irish
12.3%
English
7.6%
French
7.0%
German
3.4%
American
3.1%
Polish
2.7%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
6.3%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.8%
35–44
6.6%
7.7%
25–34
7.5%
5.0%
18–24
5.1%
7.6%
5–17
7.2%
2.7%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,787
State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 25$78,787
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
13.4%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.4%
speak English only
Spanish20.5%
Other Indo-European7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.4%
Other Christian
4.2%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Baptist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rhode Island Senate District 25 broke for the Republican presidential candidate by 4.8 points in 2024, making it one of the state's most competitive outliers in an otherwise lopsidedly Democratic electoral map.

The Democratic margin in Rhode Island 25th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,787, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,570 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 25, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 25, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 14.0 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,833 votes cast, 8,256 went Democratic and 6,185 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 25, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, Rhode Island as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 25, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, Rhode Island voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 25, Rhode Island?
State Senate District 25, Rhode Island has a population of 36,570 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 25, Rhode Island?
Median household income in State Senate District 25, Rhode Island is $78,787 — below the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of State Senate District 25, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.