Johnston, Rhode Island is a small town located in Providence County. It is home to roughly 32,000 citizens who have a strong sense of community and civic pride. In terms of politics, Johnston has an active government that focuses on providing the best services and resources for its residents. The Town Council consists of seven elected members, who work together to make decisions on local policies and regulations. Additionally, the mayor of Johnston is elected by the people every four years and they are responsible for overseeing much of the town's operations. The citizens of Johnston also have their voices heard by voting in local elections for candidates running for state offices such as Governor or Senator. The town also has its own police department and fire department that help ensure the safety of its residents.
The political climate in Johnston, RI is somewhat 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
Johnston, RI is somewhat 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.
Johnston, 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 Johnston, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $65,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $18,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)