Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
	Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	James Langevin; D–Warwick
Distribution	84.5% urban; 15.5% rural;
Population (2017)	520,389
Median income	$69,702[1]
Ethnicity	86.7% white; 12.5% Hispanic; 4.3% black; 3.6% Asian; 2.7% other; 0.5% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+3[2]

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by Democrat James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001.

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district includes:

the following communities in Providence County:
- Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (Precincts 2809-2812, 2840–2842, 2845–2846, 2851–2897, 8100-8102) and Scituate,
all of Kent County
all of Washington County

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 63 - George W. Bush 31%
2004	President	John Kerry 57 - George W. Bush 41%
2008	President	Barack Obama 61 - John McCain 37%
2012	President	Barack Obama 60 - Mitt Romney 38%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 51 - Donald Trump 44%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district in 1843
Elisha R. Potter	Law and Order	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Lemuel H. Arnold	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Nathan F. Dixon	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd 34th	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin Babock Thurston	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	32nd 33rd 34th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
William Daniel Brayton	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
George H. Browne	Democratic/ Constitutional Union	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Nathan F. Dixon	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871	38th 39th 40th 41st	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James M. Pendleton	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Latimer Whipple Ballou	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	44th 45th 46th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Jonathan Chace	Republican	March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885	47th 48th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
Vacant		January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885
Nathan F. Dixon, III	Republican	February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885	49th	Elected to finish Chace's term. [data unknown/missing]
William Almy Pirce	Republican	March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887	49th 50th	Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities.
Vacant		January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887
Charles H. Page	Democratic	February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887	50th	Elected to finish Pirce's term. [data unknown/missing]
Warren O. Arnold	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	51st 52nd	[data unknown/missing]
Charles H. Page	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	53rd	[data unknown/missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893	54th	Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote.
Charles H. Page	Democratic	April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895	54th	Elected to finish vacant term. [data unknown/missing]
Warren O. Arnold	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	55th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Adin B. Capron	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
George H. Utter	Republican	March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912	63rd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		November 3, 1912 – March 3, 1913
Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	64th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Walter Russell Stiness	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Richard S. Aldrich	Republican	March 4, 1923, – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
John Matthew O'Connell	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th 76th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Harry Sandager	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	77th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John E. Fogarty	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967
Robert Tiernan	Democratic	March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975	91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected to finish Fogarty's term. Lost re-election.
Edward Beard	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	95th 96th 97th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Claudine Schneider	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	98th 99th 100th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Jack Reed	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	101st 102nd 103rd	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Robert Weygand	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001	104th 105th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James Langevin	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – Present	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2000.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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References

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.

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

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[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.