The town of Hopkinton, RI is known for its small-town charm and beautiful landscape. It provides a tight-knit community atmosphere where people know their neighbors and take part in local events. Politically, the town runs on a Town Meeting system of government, which means that all residents have the opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect them. The Town Meeting is presided over by an elected Board of Selectmen who work with the Town Manager to develop policies and create budgets. Residents also elect representatives to serve on committees such as Planning, Zoning and Conservation Commissions. With bipartisan support from both major political parties, the town works together to ensure that all residents can benefit from living in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Hopkinton, RI is leaning liberal.
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
Hopkinton, RI is leaning liberal.
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.
Hopkinton, 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 Hopkinton, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 582 contributions totaling $39,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $22,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)