How did RI-HD-05, Rhode Island vote in the 2024 presidential election?

RI-HD-05, Rhode Island voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+51.7. Kamala D Harris received 3,440 votes and Donald Trump received 1,048 out of 4,623 total votes cast, a 17.7-point shift toward Democrats from 2020.

What is RI-HD-05, Rhode Island's political history?

RI-HD-05, Rhode Island has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 17.7 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of RI-HD-05, Rhode Island?

RI-HD-05, Rhode Island has a population of 15,309 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 47.7% non-Hispanic white, 28.2% Hispanic, 16.0% Black.

Which places are most similar to RI-HD-05, Rhode Island?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state house districts to RI-HD-05, Rhode Island are Connecticut State House District 39, Rhode Island State House District 6, Rhode Island State House District 8. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Rhode Island State House District 5

Rhode Island · Latest: 2024↑ D+17.7 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 17.7pp toward Democrats in 2024 — 15K residents

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Rhode Island State House District 5 is a state house district that has a population of 15,309. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+51.7. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Rhode Island State House District 5 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	74.4%	22.7%	D+51.7	D+17.7
2020*	66.1%	32.0%	D+34.1	R+10.7
2016*	69.3%	24.6%	D+44.7	R+11.7
2012*	78.2%	21.8%	D+56.4	D+9.1
2008*	72.7%	25.4%	D+47.3	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines RI-HD-05?

It has a plurality-minority electorate (52% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state house districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Connecticut State House District 39CT

Urban Democratic

D+43.3

Similarity score97%

Rhode Island State House District 6RI

Urban Democratic

D+36.3

Similarity score96%

Rhode Island State House District 8RI

Urban Democratic

D+51.8

Similarity score95%

Connecticut State House District 96CT

Urban Democratic

D+63.2

Similarity score94%

Connecticut State House District 4CT

Diverse urban democratic

D+64.6

Similarity score93%

Kansas State House District 31KS

Diverse urban democratic

D+35.9

Similarity score93%

Connecticut State House District 127CT

Urban Democratic

D+46.7

Similarity score93%

Connecticut State House District 129CT

Diverse urban democratic

D+45.3

Similarity score92%

Historian Query

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“How has Rhode Island State House District 5 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 51.7% margin
Swung 17.7 points toward Democratic between 2020 and 2024

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

RI-HD-05Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 47.7%Hispanic 28.2%Black 16.0%Multiracial 4.7%Asian 2.5%Native American 0.9%

Group	RI-HD-05	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	47.7%	68.0%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	28.2%	17.7%	19.3%
Black / African American	16.0%	5.5%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	4.7%	4.6%	4.0%
Asian	2.5%	3.5%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.9%	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Rhode Island State House District 5? 15,309 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

RI-HD-05 vs Rhode Island vs National15K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

15K

local

15KState 1.1MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.00%

local

0.00%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

82.6%

local

82.6%State 77.2%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $88,358National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.2%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.6%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 63.6%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 40.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.7%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 18.7%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.3%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 23.1%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 76.9%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in RI-HD-05

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

36.5%

vs Previous

-47.3pp

Voting-Age Pop

12,652

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is RI-HD-05?

Safe DAvg margin: D+43.5 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+47.3

2012

D+56.4

2016

D+44.7

2020

D+34.1

2024

D+51.7

Elasticity

22.4pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+46.8

Other Rhode Island State House Districts

74 total

Name	Margin ↓
RI-HD-01	D+52.0
RI-HD-02	D+51.9
RI-HD-08	D+51.8
RI-HD-04	D+51.8
RI-HD-09	D+51.8
RI-HD-03	D+51.7
RI-HD-11	D+51.7
RI-HD-10	D+51.6
RI-HD-12	D+51.5
RI-HD-07	D+51.4
RI-HD-75	D+42.8
RI-HD-73	D+38.4
RI-HD-66	D+36.5
RI-HD-06	D+36.3
RI-HD-13	D+35.9
RI-HD-59	D+32.5
RI-HD-67	D+32.3
RI-HD-35	D+32.3
RI-HD-61	D+32.3
RI-HD-58	D+32.3
RI-HD-74	D+32.2
RI-HD-62	D+32.2
RI-HD-60	D+31.7
RI-HD-56	D+29.1
RI-HD-64	D+23.6

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