| State: | Rhode Island |
| District Number: | 1 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Gabe Amo |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Providence |
| Percent Urban: | 96.97 |
| Percent Rural: | 3.03 |
| Population: | 543,189 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $78,966[1] |
| Percent White: | 63.9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 18.6 |
| Percent Black: | 6.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 5.7 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.9 |
| Cpvi: | D+12[2] |
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 was made vacant in 2023 by the resignation of Democrat David Cicilline, who served from 2011 to 2023.[3] He was succeeded by Democrat Gabe Amo, a former Biden White House aide and the first Black person to represent Rhode Island as a member of Congress. [4]
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 registration and party enrollment as of November 1, 2012[5] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| 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% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 63 - Donald Trump 34% | |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | --> District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1843 | ||||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Henry Y. Cranston | Law and Order | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired. | 1843–1863 | ||
| Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | ||||||
| align=left | Robert B. Cranston | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1847. Retired. | |||
| align=left | George Gordon King | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Davis | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1853. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Nathan B. Durfee | American | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Retired. | |||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||||
| align=left | Christopher Robinson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1859. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | William Paine Sheffield | Unionist | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1861. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Jenckes | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election. | 1863–1875 | ||
Benjamin T. Eames | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired. | |||||
| 1875–1883 | ||||||||
| align=left | Nelson W. Aldrich | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – October 4, 1881 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | October 4, 1881 – December 5, 1881 | ||||||
Henry J. Spooner | Republican | December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891 | Elected to finish Aldrich's term. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1883–1913 | ||||||||
| align=left | Oscar Lapham | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Melville Bull | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Daniel L.D. Granger | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – February 14, 1909 | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election and died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 14, 1909 – March 3, 1909 | ||||||
| align=left | William Paine Sheffield | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | |||
George F. O'Shaunessy | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1913–1931 | ||||||||
Clark Burdick | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1931–1933 | ||||||||
| align=left | Francis Condon | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 10, 1935 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Resigned to join the Rhode Island Supreme Court. | 1933–1965 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 10, 1935 – August 6, 1935 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles Risk | Republican | nowrap | August 6, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Elected to finish Condon's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Aime Forand | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Charles Risk | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Aime Forand | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. | |||
Fernand St. Germain | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1989 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1965–1973 | ||||||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||||
| 1983–1993 Bristol and Newport; part of Providence | ||||||||
Ronald Machtley | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Rhode Island. | |||||
| 1993–2003 Bristol and Newport; part of Providence | ||||||||
Patrick J. Kennedy | Democratic | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. | |||||
| 2003–2013 Bristol and Newport; part of Providence | ||||||||
David Cicilline | Democratic | January 3, 2011 – May 31, 2023 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Resigned.[6] | |||||
| 2013–2023 Bristol and Newport; part of Providence | ||||||||
| 2023–present Bristol and Newport; part of Providence | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 31, 2023 – November 13, 2023 | ||||||
| align=left | Gabe Amo | Democratic | nowrap | November 13, 2023 – present | Elected to finish Cicilline's term. | |||