Rhode Island State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ri-sd-007
State
Rhode Island
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
3.15 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Rhode Island State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Providence County3.15 sq mi100.0%0.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Providence city2.60 sq mi82.4%14.1%

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 230,234100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,546
Active Voters
14,405 (92.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,60248.9%
Republican1,5369.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded6,40841.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,123 (45.8%)858 (5.5%)145 (0.9%)
2021–20223,593 (23.1%)2,173 (14.0%)141 (0.9%)
2019–20206,579 (42.3%)2,069 (13.3%)167 (1.1%)
2017–20184,085 (26.3%)2,003 (12.9%)170 (1.1%)
2015–20165,289 (34.0%)2,157 (13.9%)202 (1.3%)
2013–20143,280 (21.1%)1,988 (12.8%)122 (0.8%)
2011–20124,072 (26.2%)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
31,957 (± 2,330)
Median Age
32.1
Median Household Income
$65,417 (± $12,389)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,36726.2%
18 to 6421,10366.0%
65 and over2,4877.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,84965.2%
White, not Hispanic5,98218.7%
Black, not Hispanic3,25910.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0613.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1770.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6292.0%

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
25,776
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,242

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic10,56341.0%
Hispanic15,21359.0%
White5,93623.0%
Black3,13512.2%
Asian9913.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native30.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1190.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,25750.7%
Hispanic8,98049.2%
White5,44929.9%
Black2,81815.4%
Asian8744.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1210.7%

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