Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
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Rhode Island's 1st congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries (Providence highlighted) | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 530,066 | ||
Median household income | $66,652[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+12[2] |
Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It includes all of Bristol and Newport counties, along with parts of Providence County, including most of the city of Providence.
The district is currently represented by Democrat David Cicilline. In 2010, it was the least populous congressional district in the country.
Towns in the district[edit]
Bristol County: Barrington, Bristol, and Warren.
Newport County: Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, and Tiverton.
Providence County: Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Lincoln, North Providence, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Providence (part), Smithfield, and Woonsocket.
Voter registration[edit]
Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 1, 2012[3] | |||||
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Party | Active voters | Inactive voters | Total voters | Percentage | |
Democratic | 156,784 | 11,392 | 168,176 | 40.39% | |
Republican | 71,932 | 3,348 | 75,280 | 18.08% | |
Unaffiliated | 161,327 | 11,299 | 172,626 | 41.46% | |
Minor parties | 301 | 29 | 330 | 0.07% | |
Total | 390,334 | 26,068 | 416,412 | 100% |
Recent presidential elections[edit]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Al Gore 62 - George W. Bush 37% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 62 - George W. Bush 37% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 65 - John McCain 33% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 66 - Mitt Romney 32% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 61 - Donald Trump 35% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 63 - Donald Trump 34% |
Recent elections[edit]
2006 election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Patrick Kennedy (incumbent) | 124,634 | 69.20 | +5.14 | |
Republican | Jonathan Scott | 41,836 | 23.23 | -12.57 | |
Independent | Kenneth Capalbo | 13,634 | 7.57 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 180,104 |
2008 election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Patrick Kennedy (incumbent) | 145,254 | 68.52 | -0.68 | |
Republican | Jonathan Scott | 51,340 | 24.22 | +0.99 | |
Independent | Kenneth Capalbo | 15,108 | 7.13 | -0.44 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 296 | 0.14 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 211,998 |
2010 election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline | 81,269 | 50.54 | -17.98 | |
Republican | John Loughlin | 71,542 | 44.49 | +20.27 | |
Independent | Kenneth Capalbo | 6,424 | 3.99 | -3.14 | |
Independent | Gregory Raposa | 1,334 | 1.13 | 0.83 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 245 | 0.15 | +0.01 | |
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 160,814 |
2012 election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 108,612 | 52.95 | +2.41 | |
Republican | Brendan Doherty | 83,737 | 40.82 | -3.67 | |
Independent | David Vogel | 12,504 | 6.10 | +2.11 | |
Independent | Write-in votes | 262 | 0.13 | -0.02 | |
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 205,115 |
2014[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 87,060 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Cormick Lynch | 58,877 | 40.2 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 416 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 146,353 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 130,540 | 64.5 | |
Republican | Harold Russell Taub | 71,023 | 35.1 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 814 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 202,371 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 116,099 | 66.7 | |
Republican | Patrick Donovan | 57,567 | 33.1 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 417 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 174,083 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | David Cicilline (incumbent) | 158,550 | 70.8 | ||
Independent | Jeffrey Lemire | 35,457 | 15.8 | ||
Independent | Frederick Wysocki | 28,300 | 12.6 | ||
Write-in | 1,553 | 0.7 | |||
Total votes | 223,860 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
List of members representing the district[edit]
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2012" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "2014 General Election Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "2016 General Election Statewide Summary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "2020 General Election - Statewide Summary". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 41°37′50″N 71°19′43″W / 41.63056°N 71.32861°W