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Profile of Congressional District 1, RI


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2022 population: 545,354

2022 Census data
White:354,539 65.01%
Black:34,7486.37%
Indian:1,1110.20%
Asian:19,1863.52%
2+ races:24,4374.48%
Hispanic:104,88819.23%
Total non-White:190,81534.99%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 1, RI

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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
39.3
106,455 19.5%
438,899 80.5%
95,884 17.6%
215,411
2.42
129,379 60.1%
89,629 69.3%
15,571 12.0%
86,032 39.9%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 1, RI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units237,757 
Median Value$347,800 
Occupied215,41190.6%
Vacant22,3469.4%
Owned123,51357.3%
Rented91,89842.7%
Median Rent$1,164 
Single-Family Units121,82451.2%
    Detached111,82547.0%
    Attached9,9994.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units45,84919.3%
Mobile Homes1,4350.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 1, RI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,5374.9%
$10,000 to $14,99911,1855.2%
$15,000 to $19,9998,2383.8%
$20,000 to $24,9998,0323.7%
$25,000 to $29,9997,9753.7%
$30,000 to $34,9997,8333.6%
$35,000 to $39,9996,6533.1%
$40,000 to $44,9997,2293.4%
$45,000 to $49,9997,8653.7%
$50,000 to $59,99912,1955.7%
$60,000 to $74,99918,3788.5%
$75,000 to $99,99926,44612.3%
$100,000 to $124,99922,38010.4%
$125,000 to $149,99916,7237.8%
$150,000 to $199,99920,0409.3%
$200,000 or more23,70211.0%
Median Household Income76,378 
Per Capita Income43,028 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI14,8516.9%
Public Assistance10,4934.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps36,81017.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed208,56172.5%
Unemployed12,6084.4%
In Armed Forces2,3630.8%
Total Labor Force223,53277.7%
Not in Labor Force64,00922.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector95,85385,06153.0%
Non-Profit13,54922,23537.9%
Self-Employed12,9488,64060.0%
Local Government7,2949,63943.1%
State Government3,9454,64145.9%
Federal Government4,9882,95562.8%
Total Private + Self108,80193,70153.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.29,77639,47043.0%
Total138,577133,17151.0%
Pct. Govt.12.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts41,60415.3%
Sales and Office Occupations57,07221.0%
Professional, Technical70,37425.8%
Service Occupations50,00318.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4920.2%
All others53,32419.6%
White Collar 62.1%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade31,44911.5%
Educational services and health care30,39511.2%
Manufacturing28,83810.6%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation18,9447.0%
Professional, scientific, management18,8356.9%
Construction17,7896.5%
Finance, insurance and real estate13,4704.9%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities11,2454.1%
Other services11,2274.1%
Public administration10,7594.0%
Wholesale trade6,2532.3%
Information3,5011.3%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining1,3180.5%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 1, RI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,3691.17%
Puerto Rican31,6475.80%
Cuban8290.15%
Dominican32,3775.94%
Total Central American16,9283.10%
Costa Rican4980.09%
Guatemalan11,5132.11%
Honduran1,3130.24%
Nicaraguan3020.06%
Panamanian3530.06%
Salvadoran2,8970.53%
Other Central American520.01%
Total South American11,6232.13%
Argentinean3210.06%
Bolivian3030.06%
Chilean1780.03%
Colombian8,6781.59%
Ecuadorian8250.15%
Peruvian7060.13%
Uruguayan600.01%
Venezuelan5510.10%
Other South American10.00%
Other Hispanic5,1150.94%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian5,1770.95%
Chinese3,8150.70%
Cambodian2,7480.50%
Laotian1,5780.29%
Korean1,0950.20%
Filipino1,0170.19%
Vietnamese4520.08%
Japanese4010.07%
Thai2340.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English375,79272.7%
Spanish76,77914.9%
Other Indo-European30,5325.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun12,8342.5%
Other Asian6,2561.2%
Other4,1020.8%
Chinese3,4700.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,8320.5%
Arabic2,0800.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish80,00714.7%
Italian58,99710.8%
Portuguese50,4109.2%
English48,5138.9%
French43,1337.9%
French Canadian25,4494.7%
German23,8824.4%
American19,2813.5%
Polish17,3433.2%
Cape Verdean14,3262.6%
Scottish7,6481.4%
Swedish6,2821.2%
European4,8340.9%
Russian4,6610.9%
African4,1110.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen504,08092.4%
Not a citizen41,2747.6%
Native450,55882.6%
Foreign-born94,79617.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 1, RI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,306 6.1%26,344 6.9%100,886 26.4%92,385 24.2%81,710 21.4%57,568 15.1%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,306 6.1%
9-12 Years 26,344 6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 100,886 26.4%
Some College 92,385 24.2%
Bach. Degree 81,710 21.4%
Grad Degree 57,568 15.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 1, RI

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2023-11-07 sp RI01Gabriel Amo (D) 43,290 64.7% Gerry Leonard (R) 23,393 35.0% 193 0.3% 66,876
2022-11-08 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 100,318 64.0% Allen Waters (R) 56,055 35.8% 361 0.2% 156,734
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 158,550 70.8% Frederick Wysocki (I) 35,457 15.8% 29,853 13.3% 223,860
2018-11-06 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 116,099 66.7% Patrick Donovan (R) 57,567 33.1% 417 0.2% 174,083
2016-11-08 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 130,534 64.5% Russell Taub (R) 71,023 35.1% 814 0.4% 202,371
2014-11-04 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 87,060 59.5% Brendan Lynch (R) 58,877 40.2% 416 0.3% 146,353
2012-11-06 RI01David Cicilline* (D) 108,612 53.0% Brendan Doherty (R) 83,737 40.8% 12,766 6.2% 205,115
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 RI01David Cicilline (D) 81,269 50.6% John Loughlin (R) 71,542 44.6% 7,758 4.8% 160,569
2008-11-04 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 145,254 68.5% Jonathan Scott (R) 51,340 24.2% 15,404 7.3% 211,998
2006-11-07 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 124,634 69.2% Jonathan Scott (R) 41,836 23.2% 13,634 7.6% 180,104
2004-11-02 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 124,923 64.1% Dave Rogers (R) 69,819 35.8% 268 0.1% 195,010
2002-11-05 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 95,286 59.9% Dave Rogers (R) 59,370 37.3% 4,477 2.8% 159,133
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 123,442 66.7% Stephen Cabral (R) 61,522 33.2% 199 0.1% 185,163
1998-11-03 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 92,788 66.8% Ronald Santa (R) 38,460 27.7% 7,647 5.5% 138,895
1996-11-05 RI01Patrick Kennedy* (D) 121,781 69.4% Giovanni Cicione (R) 49,199 28.0% 4,448 2.5% 175,428
1994-11-08 RI01Patrick Kennedy (D) 89,832 54.1% Kevin Vigilante (R) 76,069 45.9% 0 0.0% 165,901
1992-11-03 RI01Ron Machtley* (R) 135,982 70.1% David Carlin (D) 48,092 24.8% 10,015 5.2% 194,089
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 RI01Ron Machtley* (R) 89,963 55.2% Scott Wolf (D) 73,131 44.8% 0 0.0% 163,094
1988-11-08 RI01Ron Machtley (R) 105,506 55.6% Fernand St. Germain* (D) 84,141 44.4% 0 0.0% 189,647
1986-11-04 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 85,077 57.7% John Holmes (R) 62,397 42.3% 0 0.0% 147,474
1984-11-06 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 130,585 68.5% Alfred Rego (R) 59,926 31.5% 0 0.0% 190,511
1982-11-02 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 97,254 60.7% Burton Stallwood (R) 61,253 38.3% 1,624 1.0% 160,131
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 120,756 67.6% William Montgomery (R) 57,844 32.4% 3 0.0% 178,603
1978-11-07 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 86,768 61.2% John Slocum (R) 54,912 38.8% 0 0.0% 141,680
1976-11-02 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 116,674 62.4% John Slocum (R) 68,080 36.4% 2,248 1.2% 187,002
1974-11-04 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 105,288 72.9% Ernest Barone (R) 39,096 27.1% 0 0.0% 144,384
1972-11-07 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 120,705 62.4% John Feeley (R) 67,125 34.7% 5,762 3.0% 193,592
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 86,283 60.9% Walter Miska (R) 52,962 37.4% 2,327 1.6% 141,572
1968-11-05 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 97,945 60.4% Lincoln Almond (R) 62,394 38.5% 1,895 1.2% 162,234
1966-11-08 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 79,046 56.6% Raymond Houghton (R) 60,093 43.0% 534 0.4% 139,673
1964-11-03 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 110,056 66.3% Roland Blanchette (R) 56,056 33.7% 1 0.0% 166,113
1962-11-06 RI01Fernand St. Germain* (D) 80,333 56.8% Gordon Butler (R) 61,186 43.2% 0 0.0% 141,519
1960-11-08 RI01Fernand St. Germain (D) 117,162 66.2% Theophile Martin (R) 59,737 33.8% 0 0.0% 176,899
1958-11-04 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 97,425 62.9% Francis Martineau (R) 57,581 37.1% 0 0.0% 155,006
1956-11-06 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 96,732 55.8% Samuel Ramsay (R) 76,714 44.2% 0 0.0% 173,446
1954-11-02 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 89,678 59.1% Arthur Carelas (R) 61,990 40.9% 0 0.0% 151,668
1952-11-04 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 105,404 54.9% Berthelot Leclaire (R) 86,523 45.1% 0 0.0% 191,927
1950-11-07 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 90,065 63.2% Francis Foley (R) 52,553 36.8% 0 0.0% 142,618
1948-11-02 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 95,045 62.0% Oscar Hurteau (R) 58,209 38.0% 0 0.0% 153,254
1946-11-05 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 74,324 56.7% Raymond Mailloux (R) 55,900 42.6% 890 0.7% 131,114
1944-11-07 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 88,179 61.9% Charles Curran (R) 54,233 38.1% 102 0.1% 142,514
1942-11-03 RI01Aime Forand* (D) 68,242 59.0% Charles Eden (R) 47,480 41.0% 0 0.0% 115,722
1940-11-05 RI01Aime Forand (D) 87,530 57.6% Charles Risk* (R) 64,539 42.4% 0 0.0% 152,069
1938-11-08 RI01Charles Risk (R) 73,394 50.3% Aime Forand* (D) 72,484 49.7% 0 0.0% 145,878
1936-11-03 RI01Aime Forand (D) 74,058 50.6% Charles Risk* (R) 62,199 42.5% 10,099 6.9% 146,356
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 1, RI


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 152,956 63.8% Donald Trump* (R) 83,225 34.7% 3,503 1.5% 239,684 -4 -12 46.29%
2020 57% Joe Biden (D) 154,430 63.9% Donald Trump* (R) 83,607 34.6% 3,524 1.5% 241,561 -4 -12 46.66%
2016 52% Hillary Clinton (D) 130,682 60.5% Donald Trump (R) 75,510 34.9% 9,924 4.6% 216,116 -4 -11 46.56%
2012 52% Barack Obama* (D) 141,306 66.2% Mitt Romney (R) 68,723 32.2% 3,443 1.6% 213,472 -3 -15 47.86%
2008 57% Barack Obama (D) 148,176 65.1% John McCain (R) 75,806 33.3% 3,701 1.6% 227,683 -2 -12 48.26%
2004 53% John Kerry (D) 131,245 61.7% George W. Bush* (R) 77,480 36.4% 3,900 1.8% 212,625 -2 -14 48.64%
2000 50% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 122,864 62.4% George W. Bush (R) 60,613 30.8% 13,452 6.8% 196,929 -1 -17 48.14%
1996 47% Bill Clinton* (D) 114,858 62.4% Robert Dole (R) 48,964 26.6% 20,287 11.0% 184,109 0 -14 47.17%
1992 56% Bill Clinton (D) 107,141 48.5% George Bush* (R) 62,758 28.4% 50,842 23.0% 220,741 -1 -9 48.68%
1988 54% Michael Dukakis (D) 112,949 57.6% George Bush (R) 83,140 42.4% 0 0.0% 196,089 -2 -11 48.46%
1984 56% Ronald Reagan* (R) 101,628 50.6% Walter Mondale (D) 99,060 49.4% 0 0.0% 200,688 -1 -8 48.89%
1980 62% Jimmy Carter* (D) 96,087 48.6% Ronald Reagan (R) 72,958 36.9% 28,689 14.5% 197,734 0 -14 47.52%
1976 62% Jimmy Carter (D) 113,522 57.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 85,061 42.8% 0 0.0% 198,583 -1 -5 48.30%
1972 63% Richard Nixon* (R) 107,156 52.0% George McGovern (D) 98,881 48.0% 0 0.0% 206,037 -1 -9 49.55%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 112,101 66.0% Richard Nixon (R) 51,891 30.6% 5,833 3.4% 169,825 -1 -13 44.11%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 81.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 18.6% 0.0% -1 -20 n/a
1960 74% John Kennedy (D) 120,741 65.1% Richard Nixon (R) 64,678 34.9% 0 0.0% 185,419 -1 -15 45.72%
1956 74% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 104,093 57.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 76,198 42.3% 0 0.0% 180,291 -1 0 46.51%
1952 82% Adlai Stevenson (D) 98,185 50.1% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 97,832 49.9% 119 0.1% 196,136 -1 -5 47.32%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 1, RI


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 545,085 62.6% 4.9% 0.3% 3.6% 6.7% 20.6%
2020 530,066 64.4% 8.6% 3.2% 4.7% 19.1%
2012 524,097 70.5% 7.8% 0.2% 3.7% 3.1% 14.7%
2010 519,021 78.1% 5.4% 0.3% 2.5% 2.7% 11.0%
2002 524,157 82.6% 4.1% 0.3% 1.9% 2.3% 7.5%
2000 510,287 83.8% 4.2% 0.3% 1.8% 2.9% 7.0%
1992 510,677 91.3% 3.3% 0.3% 1.3% 3.8%
1990 490,853 91.2% 3.4% 1.4% 4.0%
1982 474,429 94.7% 2.5% 0.2% 0.6% 2.0%
1980 462,912 3.0% 1.0% 2.0%
1972 475,441 3.0%
1970 426,532 3.0%
1960 399,782
1950 375,291

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 1, RI

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.