Rhode Island's 1st congressional district

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district
	Rhode Island's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	David Cicilline; D–Providence
Distribution	96.97% urban; 3.03% rural;
Population (2017)	539,250
Median income	$59,193
Ethnicity	77.1% white; 8.2% black; 3.6% Asian; 18.2% Hispanic; 0.6% Native American; 6.2% other;
Cook PVI	D+14

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 DistrictEdit

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 registrationEdit

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 1, 2012^[3]
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 electionsEdit

Election results from presidential races
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%

Recent electionsEdit

2006 ElectionEdit

2006 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 ElectionEdit

2008 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 ElectionEdit

2010 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 ElectionEdit

2012 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

List of members representing the districtEdit

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district in 1843
Henry Y. Cranston	Law and Order	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th 29th	[Data unknown/missing.]
Henry Y. Cranston	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	[Data unknown/missing.]
Robert B. Cranston	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[Data unknown/missing.]
George Gordon King	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Thomas Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Nathan B. Durfee	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Nathan B. Durfee	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Christopher Robinson	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
William Paine Sheffield	Union	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Resumed practice of law after his term
Thomas Jenckes	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871	38th 39th 40th 41st	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Benjamin T. Eames	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879	42nd 43rd 44th 45th	Not considered for re-election
Nelson W. Aldrich	Republican	March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881	46th	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to take seat in US Senate
Vacant		October 4, 1881 – December 5, 1881
Henry J. Spooner	Republican	December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891	46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Oscar Lapham	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Melville Bull	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Daniel L.D. Granger	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – February 14, 1909	58th 59th 60th 61st	[Data unknown/missing.] Died.
Vacant		February 14, 1909 – March 3, 1909
William Paine Sheffield	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	62nd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
George F. O'Shaunessy	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919	63rd 64th 65th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Clark Burdick	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Francis Condon	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935	73rd	Redistricted from the 3rd district. Resigned to be seated as an Associate Justice of RI Supreme Court
Vacant		January 10, 1935 – August 6, 1935
Charles Risk	Republican	August 6, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Aime Forand	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Charles Risk	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	76th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Aime Forand	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Fernand St. Germain	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1989	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Ronald Machtley	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995	101st 102nd 103rd	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to run for Governor of Rhode Island
Patrick J. Kennedy	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
David Cicilline	Democratic	January 3, 2011 – Present	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	First elected in 2010.

Living former MembersEdit

As of October 2016^[update], there are two living former members. The most recent representative to die was Fernand St. Germain (served 1961–1989) on August 16, 2014.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Ronald Machtley	1989–1995	(1948-07-13) July 13, 1948 (age 71)
Patrick J. Kennedy	1995–2011	(1967-07-14) July 14, 1967 (age 52)

Historical district boundariesEdit

2003 - 2013

ReferencesEdit

^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=44&cd=01
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2012" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

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 / 41.63056; -71.32861

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=44&cd=01

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2012" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Election. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

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