Rhode Island State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-hd-038
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
40.5 sq mi
Water Area
1.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washington County40.47 sq mi100.0%12.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Westerly CDP5.09 sq mi12.6%32.2%
Hopkinton CDP3.30 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Ashaway CDP2.37 sq mi5.9%100.0%
Hope Valley CDP2.06 sq mi5.1%62.0%
Bradford CDP1.05 sq mi2.6%57.6%

Showing all 5 places

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 213,988100.0%2.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
11,161
Active Voters
10,587 (94.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,60123.3%
Republican2,34621.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded6,21455.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,423 (66.5%)496 (4.4%)378 (3.4%)
2021–20225,401 (48.4%)869 (7.8%)415 (3.7%)
2019–20206,909 (61.9%)1,303 (11.7%)463 (4.1%)
2017–20184,703 (42.1%)758 (6.8%)437 (3.9%)
2015–20165,497 (49.3%)1,173 (10.5%)779 (7.0%)
2013–20143,398 (30.4%)706 (6.3%)334 (3.0%)
2011–20124,581 (41.0%)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
13,056 (± 1,025)
Median Age
46.4
Median Household Income
$89,239 (± $15,421)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,07615.9%
18 to 648,21862.9%
65 and over2,76221.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2932.2%
White, not Hispanic11,92891.4%
Black, not Hispanic610.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2171.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic120.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5434.2%

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
12,962
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
10,882

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic12,69497.9%
Hispanic2692.1%
White12,11793.5%
Black870.7%
Asian1711.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,71498.5%
Hispanic1671.5%
White10,35795.2%
Black1481.4%
Asian1641.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1361.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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