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Rhode Island House District 19
Joseph McNamara has no major-party opponent.
Joseph McNamara has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+14: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 15,209
- People per km²
- 1,160
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 42%
- White, no degree
- 49%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
7,332 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joseph McNamara (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
5,249 two-party votes · D+7.3 · D+8.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)53.7%
Donald Trump (R)46.3%
2022
5,888 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joseph McNamara (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
8,085 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joseph McNamara (D)63.2%
Patrick E Maloney Jr (—)36.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
9,159 two-party votes · D+35.2 · D+30.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.6%
Donald Trump (R)32.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,782 two-party votes · D+25.3 · D+23.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.6%
Donald Trump (R)37.4%