Overview
- District ID
- ri-sd-003
- State
- Rhode Island
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 003
- Land Area
- 3.03 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.88 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Providence County | 3.03 sq mi | 100.0% | 0.7% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Providence city | 3.03 sq mi | 100.0% | 16.4% |
Showing all 1 place
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| RI District 1 | 27,579 | 100.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 18,346
- Active Voters
- 14,709 (80.2%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 11,457 | 62.4% |
| Republican | 726 | 4.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other parties | 0 | 0.0% |
| No party recorded | 6,163 | 33.6% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 10,954 (59.7%) | 2,519 (13.7%) | 109 (0.6%) |
| 2021–2022 | 7,091 (38.7%) | 4,412 (24.0%) | 71 (0.4%) |
| 2019–2020 | 8,584 (46.8%) | 3,341 (18.2%) | 96 (0.5%) |
| 2017–2018 | 6,314 (34.4%) | 3,689 (20.1%) | 136 (0.7%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,363 (34.7%) | 3,291 (17.9%) | 438 (2.4%) |
| 2013–2014 | 4,283 (23.3%) | 3,036 (16.5%) | 167 (0.9%) |
| 2011–2012 | 5,113 (27.9%) | 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
- 27,837 (± 1,350)
- Median Age
- 27.8
- Median Household Income
- $101,686 (± $16,890)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 97.8%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 81.8%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 2,359 | 8.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 21,752 | 78.1% |
| 65 and over | 3,726 | 13.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,886 | 6.8% |
| White, not Hispanic | 18,327 | 65.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,059 | 3.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 4,505 | 16.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 84 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 304 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,672 | 6.0% |
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
- 24,682
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 22,336
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 22,916 | 92.8% |
| Hispanic | 1,767 | 7.2% |
| White | 18,046 | 73.1% |
| Black | 1,131 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2,553 | 10.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 86 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 181 | 0.7% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 20,855 | 93.4% |
| Hispanic | 1,478 | 6.6% |
| White | 16,410 | 73.5% |
| Black | 1,435 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 2,677 | 12.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 163 | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 169 | 0.8% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
