Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
Rhode Island · RI-01
Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District is one of 2 U.S. House districts in Rhode Island, represented in Congress by Gabe Amo (Democrat). It is home to roughly 543,240 people, with a median age of 39.7. The population is about 64% White. The median household income is $82,035, and 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+22).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 287 square miles, RI-01 is the 346th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,893 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.07 ranks 427th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 60% of RI-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 38% Donald Trump — a D+22 margin. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+29.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39.7 years old; 19.5% of residents are under 18 and 17.9% are 65 or older. About 17.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 27.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $82,035, the district's median household income ranks 179th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $374,980, and the median rent is $1,245 a month. 12% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27-minute commute (11.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).