The politics in Ashaway, RI are complex and diverse. With a variety of different viewpoints on the issues facing the community, it is important that everyone participating in the political process - from candidates to residents - be well-informed and engage with their representatives. Local elections are held every year, often bringing out a wide range of candidates for various offices, from council members to mayor. Each candidate offers their own unique perspective on how best to serve this vibrant and growing community. Residents can make their voices heard by exercising their right to vote in local elections, attending public hearings, or even engaging with local officials directly to ensure that their input is heard. The goal of all involved should be to take part in meaningful dialogue about the future of Ashaway so that everyone’s needs are taken into consideration.
The political climate in Ashaway, RI is leaning conservative.
Washington County, RI is moderately liberal. In Washington County, RI 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashaway, RI is leaning conservative.
Washington 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.
Ashaway, 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 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 Ashaway, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)