Rhode Island, Rhode Island: Urban anchor state. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,101,8012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,7962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab
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Constituent county margins for Rhode Island, RIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 283,726 | 214,283 | 511,784 | ||
| D | 306,210 | 199,837 | 516,383 | ||
| D | 251,888 | 180,490 | 463,416 | ||
| D | 279,409 | 157,151 | 445,716 | ||
| D | 296,833 | 165,129 | 470,039 | ||
| D | 259,760 | 169,046 | 437,134 | ||
| D | 249,508 | 130,555 | 409,112 | ||
| D | 233,050 | 104,683 | 390,247 | ||
| D | 213,299 | 131,601 | 453,365 | ||
| D | 225,123 | 177,761 | 404,569 | ||
| R | 197,106 | 212,080 | 410,489 | ||
| D | 198,342 | 154,793 | 415,967 | ||
| D | 227,636 | 181,249 | 410,584 | ||
| R | 194,645 | 220,383 | 415,808 | ||
| D | 246,518 | 122,359 | 385,000 | ||
| D | 315,463 | 74,615 | 390,078 | ||
| D | 258,032 | 147,502 | 405,535 | ||
| R | 161,790 | 225,819 | 387,611 | ||
| R | 203,293 | 210,935 | 414,498 | ||
| D | 188,736 | 135,787 | 327,702 | ||
| D | 175,356 | 123,487 | 299,276 | ||
| D | 182,182 | 138,653 | 321,148 | ||
| D | 165,238 | 125,031 | 311,178 | ||
| D | 146,604 | 115,266 | 266,170 | ||
| D | 118,973 | 117,522 | 237,194 | ||
| R | 76,606 | 125,286 | 210,115 | ||
| R | 55,062 | 107,453 | 167,981 | ||
| R | 40,394 | 44,858 | 87,816 | ||
| D | 30,412 | 27,703 | 77,894 | ||
| R | 24,706 | 43,942 | 72,317 | ||
| R | 24,839 | 41,605 | 68,656 | ||
| R | 19,812 | 33,784 | 56,548 | ||
| R | 14,459 | 37,437 | 54,785 | ||
| R | 24,336 | 26,975 | 53,196 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 59.9% | 39.8% | 491,948 |
| 2020 | D | 66.5% | 33.4% | 494,262 |
| 2018 | D | 61.4% | 38.3% | 376,738 |
| 2014 | D | 70.6% | 29.2% | 316,898 |
| 2012 | D | 64.8% | 35.0% | 418,189 |
| 2008 | D | 73.1% | 26.5% | 438,812 |
| 2006 | D | 53.5% | 46.5% | 384,993 |
| 2002 | D | 78.4% | 21.6% | 323,582 |
| 2000 | R | 41.1% | 56.9% | 391,353 |
| 1996 | D | 63.3% | 35.0% | 364,371 |
| 1994 | R | 35.5% | 64.5% | 345,388 |
| 1990 | D | 61.8% | 38.2% | 364,062 |
| 1988 | R | 45.4% | 54.6% | 397,990 |
| 1984 | D | 72.7% | 27.3% | 393,356 |
| 1982 | R | 48.8% | 51.2% | 342,778 |
| 1978 | D | 75.1% | 24.9% | 305,618 |
| 1976 | R | 42.0% | 57.7% | 398,906 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.1%
Italian
14.7%
English
10.8%
French
7.3%
German
5.0%
American
3.7%
Polish
3.1%
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: 40.8 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,796
Rhode Island ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rhode Island$87,796
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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.8%
speak English only
Spanish13.6%
Other Indo-European6.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rhode Island is a political anchor of New England. Its population of 1,101,801 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.
The Democratic margin in Rhode Island has been steady. It reached its modern peak at sixty-two points in 1964; the 2024 margin was fourteen points, still in line with the state's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,796, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rhode Island, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rhode Island, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 13.6 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 511,784 votes cast, 283,726 went Democratic and 214,283 went Republican.
What is Rhode Island, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rhode Island, Rhode Island as a "Urban anchor" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Rhode Island, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rhode Island, Rhode Island voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Rhode Island, Rhode Island?
Rhode Island, Rhode Island has a population of 1,101,801 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rhode Island, Rhode Island?
Median household income in Rhode Island, Rhode Island is $87,796 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of Rhode Island, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rhode Island, Rhode Island from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.