Rhode Island State House District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-hd-001
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
001
Land Area
1.18 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State House District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Providence County1.18 sq mi100.0%0.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Providence city1.18 sq mi100.0%6.4%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
RI District 114,33596.9%2.6%99.2%
RI District 24563.1%0.1%0.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
8,287
Active Voters
5,656 (68.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,23963.2%
Republican3143.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded2,73433.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20244,333 (52.3%)896 (10.8%)42 (0.5%)
2021–20222,624 (31.7%)1,690 (20.4%)30 (0.4%)
2019–20203,150 (38.0%)1,251 (15.1%)39 (0.5%)
2017–20182,382 (28.7%)1,414 (17.1%)43 (0.5%)
2015–20162,501 (30.2%)1,263 (15.2%)165 (2.0%)
2013–20141,668 (20.1%)1,125 (13.6%)52 (0.6%)
2011–20122,047 (24.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/06/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
12,869 (± 1,010)
Median Age
21.6
Median Household Income
$148,917 (± $27,429)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
99.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
84.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188606.7%
18 to 6410,42081.0%
65 and over1,58912.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0478.1%
White, not Hispanic8,03862.5%
Black, not Hispanic6354.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,29917.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2231.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6234.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
11,445
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
10,586

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic10,43391.2%
Hispanic1,0158.9%
White7,88368.9%
Black5755.0%
Asian1,41512.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,76592.2%
Hispanic8247.8%
White7,34369.4%
Black7997.5%
Asian1,53114.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races940.9%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).