The politics in 02909 Providence, RI are dynamic and diverse. The city is governed by an elected mayor, Jorge O. Elorza, who has held office since 2015. Other members of the city's government include a City Council which is made up of 15 councilors who represent each of the city's 15 wards, along with an appointed school board. In addition to local representation and governance, Providence is home to two congressional representatives in the US House of Representatives as well as two US Senators. The state of Rhode Island also has a Governor and a General Assembly composed of 53 representatives and 30 senators, all representing constituents from various districts throughout the state. Furthermore, there are numerous municipal elections and other voting opportunities for citizens to express their opinion on important local issues such as education reform, public safety initiatives, environmental regulations, and economic development initiatives. All in all, citizens in 02909 Providence have many opportunities to contribute to local politics and shape the future of their community through their involvement at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 02909 (Providence, RI) is moderately liberal.
Providence County, RI is moderately liberal. In Providence County, RI 60.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Providence county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.5% to 37.6%.
Providence county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02909 (Providence, RI) is moderately liberal.
Providence, Rhode Island is moderately liberal.
Providence County, Rhode Island is moderately 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.
Providence, Rhode Island: D D D D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 02909 (Providence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 818 contributions totaling $99,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $1,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)