Rhode Island State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-hd-003
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
1.46 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Providence County1.46 sq mi100.0%0.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Providence city1.46 sq mi100.0%7.9%

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 19,69164.2%1.8%80.1%
RI District 25,41335.8%1.0%19.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
8,591
Active Voters
7,821 (91.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,38451.0%
Republican6787.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded3,52941.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20243,641 (42.4%)415 (4.8%)48 (0.6%)
2021–20221,596 (18.6%)882 (10.3%)53 (0.6%)
2019–20203,365 (39.2%)1,051 (12.2%)50 (0.6%)
2017–20182,036 (23.7%)1,029 (12.0%)69 (0.8%)
2015–20162,672 (31.1%)983 (11.4%)68 (0.8%)
2013–20141,460 (17.0%)784 (9.1%)41 (0.5%)
2011–20122,034 (23.7%)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
13,691 (± 1,589)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$43,408 (± $6,941)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
78.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,62219.2%
18 to 649,23667.5%
65 and over1,83313.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,12144.7%
White, not Hispanic3,11422.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,32817.0%
Asian, not Hispanic8346.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1621.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2842.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8486.2%

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
11,634
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
9,073

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic6,33554.5%
Hispanic5,29945.5%
White3,03426.1%
Black2,51321.6%
Asian4323.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1591.4%
Two or More Races680.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic5,40359.6%
Hispanic3,67040.4%
White2,85331.4%
Black1,85320.4%
Asian4334.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native750.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1551.7%
Two or More Races640.7%

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