Overview
- District ID
- ri-sd-020
- State
- Rhode Island
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 020
- Land Area
- 13.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.41 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 | 13.36 sq mi | 100.0% | 3.3% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 2 places
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 | 27,804 | 100.0% | 5.1% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 18,854
- Active Voters
- 17,636 (93.5%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 5,625 | 29.8% |
| Republican | 3,009 | 16.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other parties | 0 | 0.0% |
| No party recorded | 10,220 | 54.2% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 11,556 (61.3%) | 2,030 (10.8%) | 793 (4.2%) |
| 2021–2022 | 7,322 (38.8%) | 1,973 (10.5%) | 471 (2.5%) |
| 2019–2020 | 10,551 (56.0%) | 2,266 (12.0%) | 514 (2.7%) |
| 2017–2018 | 6,950 (36.9%) | 2,282 (12.1%) | 618 (3.3%) |
| 2015–2016 | 8,287 (44.0%) | 2,456 (13.0%) | 1,103 (5.9%) |
| 2013–2014 | 4,879 (25.9%) | 2,255 (12.0%) | 392 (2.1%) |
| 2011–2012 | 6,909 (36.6%) | 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
- 27,339 (± 1,420)
- Median Age
- 38.0
- Median Household Income
- $89,701 (± $8,307)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 87.8%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 32.3%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,894 | 21.6% |
| 18 to 64 | 17,245 | 63.1% |
| 65 and over | 4,200 | 15.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,729 | 17.3% |
| White, not Hispanic | 16,829 | 61.6% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,021 | 3.7% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,840 | 10.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 26 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 108 | 0.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,786 | 6.5% |
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
- 24,980
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,312
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 20,632 | 82.6% |
| Hispanic | 4,353 | 17.4% |
| White | 16,817 | 67.3% |
| Black | 911 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1,483 | 5.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 45 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 15 | 0.1% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 16,723 | 86.6% |
| Hispanic | 2,589 | 13.4% |
| White | 14,558 | 75.4% |
| Black | 1,172 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 836 | 4.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 313 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 12 | 0.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
