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State Senate District 33·Rhode Island

Rhode Island 33rd State Senate District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A consistently Democratic district anchored in Providence's urban core

20082024·5 elections
RI
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
27,702
2024 ACS

Rhode Island 33rd State Senate District, Rhode Island: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+18 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
27,7022024 5-year
Median household income
$94,3452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+1 in 2016MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.9%
7,4767,19415,050
D
+7.6%
7,9356,78615,041
R
−0.7%
6,1056,19413,257
D
+17.7%
7,3625,10012,752
D
+17.4%
7,8215,45813,584

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.6%
Italian
18.9%
English
14.9%
French
9.8%
German
6.0%
Polish
4.1%
American
4.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
35.3%
Other Christian
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a D+22.4 presidential margin in 2024 and a population just under 28,000, this Providence-area district ranks among Rhode Island's most reliably Democratic, reflecting the dense, majority-minority neighborhoods it encompasses.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighteen points in 2012; the Republican margin reached one points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 27,702, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $94,345 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 33, Rhode Island vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 33, Rhode Island voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,050 votes cast, 7,476 went Democratic and 7,194 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 33, Rhode Island's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, Rhode Island as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 33, Rhode Island last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Rhode Island voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 33, Rhode Island?
State Senate District 33, Rhode Island has a population of 27,702 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 33, Rhode Island?
Median household income in State Senate District 33, Rhode Island is $94,345 — above the national median of $80,734. The Rhode Island state median is $87,796.
What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Rhode Island?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, Rhode Island from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.