Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district explained

State:	Rhode Island
District Number:	2
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:	Seth Magaziner
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Cranston
Percent Urban:	84.5
Percent Rural:	15.5
Population:	556,563
Population Year:	2024
Median Income:	$92,127^[1]
Percent White:	73.5
Percent Hispanic:	14.6
Percent Black:	3.8
Percent Asian:	3.3
Percent More Than One Race:	3.8
Percent Other Race:	0.9
Cpvi:	D+4^[2]

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the southern and western part of the U.S State of Rhode Island.The district is currently represented by Democrat Seth Magaziner, who has represented the district since January 2023.

Composition

Kent County (5)

All 5 municipalities

Providence County (7)

Burrillville, Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Providence (part; also 1st), Scituate

Washington County (9)

All 9 municipalities

Historical district boundaries

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[3]
2008	President	Obama 60% - 38%
2012	President	Obama 61% - 39%
2014	Governor	Fung 40% - 36%
2016	President	Clinton 50% - 43%
2018	Senate	Whitehouse 58% - 42%
	Governor	Raimondo 47% - 42%
	Lt. Governor	McKee 58% - 33%
	Secretary of State	Gorbea 64% - 36%
	General Treasurer	Magaziner 61% - 39%
2020	President	Biden 56% - 42%
2020	Senate	Reed 63% - 37%
2022	Governor	McKee 55% - 42%
	Lt. Governor	Matos 47.4% - 46.9%
	Attorney General	Neronha 58% - 42%
	Secretary of State	Amore 56% - 44%
	General Treasurer	Diossa 51% - 49%
2024	President	Harris 52% - 45%
2024	Senate	Whitehouse 56% - 43%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1843
align=left	Elisha R. Potter		Law and Order	nowrap	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845		Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
align=left	Lemuel H. Arnold		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847		Elected in 1845. Retired.
align=left	Benjamin Babock Thurston		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849		Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.
align=left	Nathan F. Dixon		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851		Elected in 1849. Retired.
Benjamin Babock Thurston		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855		Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired.
	Know Nothing	nowrap	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
align=left	William Daniel Brayton		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861		Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Lost re-election.
align=left	George H. Browne		Constitutional Union^[4]	nowrap	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Elected in 1861. Lost re-election.
align=left	Nathan F. Dixon		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871		Elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1865. Re-elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Retired.
align=left	James M. Pendleton		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875		Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
align=left	Latimer Whipple Ballou		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881		Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired.
align=left	Jonathan Chace		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885		Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected.
Vacant		nowrap	January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885
align=left	Nathan F. Dixon III		Republican		nowrap	February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885	Elected to finish Chace's term. Retired.
align=left	William Almy Pirce		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887		Elected in 1884. Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities.
Vacant		nowrap	January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887
align=left	Charles H. Page		Democratic	nowrap	February 21, 1887 – March 3, 1887		Elected to finish Pirce's term. Retired.
align=left	Warren O. Arnold		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891		Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Withdrew when neither candidate received a majority in 1890.
align=left	Charles H. Page		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Elected in 1890.
Vacant		nowrap	March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893		Seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote in 1892 election.
align=left	Charles H. Page		Democratic		nowrap	April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Elected to finish vacant term. Retired.
align=left	Warren O. Arnold		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected in 1894. Retired.
align=left	Adin B. Capron		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911		Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired.
align=left	George H. Utter		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1911 – November 3, 1912		Elected in 1910. Died.
Vacant		nowrap	November 3, 1912 – March 3, 1913
align=left	Peter G. Gerry		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915		Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
align=left	Walter Russell Stiness		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923		Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
align=left	Richard S. Aldrich		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired.
align=left	John Matthew O'Connell		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939		Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired.
align=left	Harry Sandager		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941		Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
align=left	John E. Fogarty		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1941 – December 7, 1944		Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944 but resigned until next term began to enter U.S. Navy.
Vacant		nowrap	December 7, 1944 – February 7, 1945
align=left	John E. Fogarty		Democratic	nowrap	February 7, 1945 – January 10, 1967		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. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Died.
Vacant		nowrap	January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967
align=left	Robert Tiernan		Democratic	nowrap	March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975		Elected to finish Fogarty's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost renomination.
align=left	Edward Beard		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981		Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election.
align=left	Claudine Schneider		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991		Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Jack Reed		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997		Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Robert Weygand		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001		Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	James Langevin		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2023		Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020 Retired.
align=left	Seth Magaziner		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2023 – present		Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Election history

2024

References

Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Notes and References

Web site: My Congressional District.
Web site: 2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress). 2025-04-05. Cook Political Report. en.
Web site: DRA 2020 . 2025-08-24 . davesredistricting.org.
Book: McLoughlin . William G. . Rhode Island: A History . 1986 . W. W. Norton & Company . New York . 145–46 .