Melville, RI politics & representatives
Melville is represented in Congress by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Gabe Amo. Dan McKee is governor.
Who represents Melville in Washington and in Rhode Island, with how to reach each office.
How Newport County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Newport County. Melville's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 44,618 votes
Rhode Island: Harris 55.6%, Trump 41.8%
U.S. Senate 43,183 votes
Rhode Island: Whitehouse 59.9%, Morgan 39.8%
U.S. House · Rhode Island's 1st District 219,690 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Melville in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Rhode Island
U.S. House · Rhode Island's 1st District
Who represents Melville in state government
State Senate · District 11 Covers about 53% of Melville
State Senate · District 12 Covers about 47% of Melville
State House · District 72 Covers about 51% of Melville
State House · District 74 Covers about 47% of Melville
State House · District 69 Covers about 2% of Melville
Melville is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Melville by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.