Rhode Island 16th State Senate District, Rhode Island: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+35 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,0422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, RIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6,557 | 4,912 | 11,780 | ||
| D | 7,208 | 4,480 | 11,911 | ||
| D | 6,242 | 3,970 | 10,854 | ||
| D | 6,968 | 3,310 | 10,474 | ||
| D | 7,314 | 3,539 | 11,079 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
13.1%
Irish
12.3%
English
7.6%
French
7.0%
German
3.4%
American
3.1%
Polish
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,787
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$78,787
Rhode Island$87,796
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.4%
speak English only
Spanish20.5%
Other Indo-European7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rhode Island 16th State Senate District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Rhode Island 16th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,787, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 29,042 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 14.0 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,780 votes cast, 6,557 went Democratic and 4,912 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Rhode Island as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Rhode Island?
State Senate District 16, Rhode Island has a population of 29,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 16, Rhode Island?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Rhode Island is $78,787 — below the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Rhode Island from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.