Overview
- District ID
- ri-sd-027
- State
- Rhode Island
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 027
- Land Area
- 7.61 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.13 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 2 counties
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Cranston city | 7.20 sq mi | 94.5% | 25.4% |
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 2 | 31,190 | 100.0% | 5.7% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 22,865
- Active Voters
- 21,841 (95.5%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 6,389 | 27.9% |
| Republican | 3,624 | 15.8% |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other parties | 0 | 0.0% |
| No party recorded | 12,852 | 56.2% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 16,147 (70.6%) | 1,865 (8.2%) | 2,817 (12.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | 11,534 (50.4%) | 3,080 (13.5%) | 849 (3.7%) |
| 2019–2020 | 15,114 (66.1%) | 3,827 (16.7%) | 2,174 (9.5%) |
| 2017–2018 | 11,283 (49.3%) | 2,821 (12.3%) | 1,680 (7.3%) |
| 2015–2016 | 12,462 (54.5%) | 3,206 (14.0%) | 1,934 (8.5%) |
| 2013–2014 | 8,917 (39.0%) | 3,055 (13.4%) | 1,295 (5.7%) |
| 2011–2012 | 10,698 (46.8%) | 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
- 31,218 (± 1,467)
- Median Age
- 41.6
- Median Household Income
- $94,701 (± $7,150)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 90.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 34.5%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,383 | 17.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 20,267 | 64.9% |
| 65 and over | 5,568 | 17.8% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,962 | 15.9% |
| White, not Hispanic | 22,007 | 70.5% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 1,668 | 5.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,335 | 4.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 82 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 61 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 131 | 0.4% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 972 | 3.1% |
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
- 29,472
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 24,151
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 25,260 | 85.7% |
| Hispanic | 4,212 | 14.3% |
| White | 22,068 | 74.9% |
| Black | 1,483 | 5.0% |
| Asian | 849 | 2.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 142 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 75 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races | 48 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 21,326 | 88.3% |
| Hispanic | 2,825 | 11.7% |
| White | 18,997 | 78.7% |
| Black | 1,283 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 723 | 3.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 236 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 76 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races | 35 | 0.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
