Rhode Island State House District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-hd-021
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
5.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.61 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State House District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kent County5.20 sq mi100.0%3.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Warwick city5.20 sq mi100.0%14.9%

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 214,077100.0%2.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
11,268
Active Voters
10,774 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,18828.3%
Republican1,71915.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded6,36156.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,549 (67.0%)1,084 (9.6%)415 (3.7%)
2021–20225,281 (46.9%)1,707 (15.1%)397 (3.5%)
2019–20207,128 (63.3%)1,958 (17.4%)405 (3.6%)
2017–20184,967 (44.1%)1,655 (14.7%)498 (4.4%)
2015–20165,872 (52.1%)1,945 (17.3%)844 (7.5%)
2013–20143,876 (34.4%)1,405 (12.5%)565 (5.0%)
2011–20124,966 (44.1%)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
14,616 (± 1,112)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$77,679 (± $10,890)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,86519.6%
18 to 649,11262.3%
65 and over2,63918.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1748.0%
White, not Hispanic11,48678.6%
Black, not Hispanic6634.5%
Asian, not Hispanic6234.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic160.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6544.5%

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
14,241
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
11,415

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic13,27793.2%
Hispanic9656.8%
White11,72882.4%
Black5613.9%
Asian6254.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races160.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,80494.6%
Hispanic6145.4%
White9,52483.4%
Black6035.3%
Asian6395.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native380.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races150.1%

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