Warwick, Rhode Island is a city located in Kent County with a population of 82,672 according to the 2019 census. Warwick is known for its rich history as well as its ongoing political activities. The local government consists of seven City Council members and a Mayor, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Warwick to represent their interests. There have been several contentious issues debated over the years in relation to public services, public safety, and education. In recent years Warwick has become increasingly diverse and progressive, with a number of initiatives focusing on improving quality of life for its citizens. Politicians from both major parties are active in the city in order to create policies that can benefit everyone who lives here. Local candidates often spend time engaging with the community and listening to what residents have to say about their concerns before making decisions that will affect them.
The political climate in Warwick, RI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, RI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, RI 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Kent county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Warwick, RI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Rhode Island is leaning liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Rhode Island is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Warwick, Rhode Island: D D D D r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Warwick, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,425 contributions totaling $1,064,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 963 contributions totaling $366,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)