Rhode Island State House District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-hd-009
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
1.08 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State House District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Providence County1.08 sq mi100.0%0.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Providence city1.08 sq mi100.0%5.9%

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 214,07992.3%2.6%95.3%
RI District 11,1747.7%0.2%4.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
8,505
Active Voters
7,757 (91.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,91057.7%
Republican5546.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded3,04135.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20243,721 (43.8%)1,246 (14.7%)50 (0.6%)
2021–20221,921 (22.6%)1,458 (17.1%)43 (0.5%)
2019–20203,302 (38.8%)1,131 (13.3%)35 (0.4%)
2017–20182,214 (26.0%)1,318 (15.5%)50 (0.6%)
2015–20162,737 (32.2%)1,345 (15.8%)39 (0.5%)
2013–20141,562 (18.4%)1,045 (12.3%)39 (0.5%)
2011–20122,025 (23.8%)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
13,838 (± 2,257)
Median Age
31.0
Median Household Income
$56,479 (± $8,093)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,07729.5%
18 to 648,37660.5%
65 and over1,38510.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,20559.3%
White, not Hispanic3,49025.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,68112.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1711.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic950.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic900.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1060.8%

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
11,142
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
7,456

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic5,28247.4%
Hispanic5,86252.6%
White3,51831.6%
Black1,43512.9%
Asian1431.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native930.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races160.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic4,42959.4%
Hispanic3,02840.6%
White2,87738.6%
Black1,30817.5%
Asian2062.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native240.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races150.2%

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