Weekapaug, RI is a small beach town located in Washington County. It is known for its pristine beaches, stunning ocean views, and friendly community atmosphere. The local politics in Weekapaug have been largely focused on environmental protection and maintaining the character of the town. Recent initiatives include beach clean-up projects and initiatives to protect the area’s wildlife. Residents are also regularly engaged in debates about how best to manage the town’s resources in order to maintain its unique beauty. While there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, residents take an active role in participating in town meetings and advocating for causes that they believe will benefit their community.
The political climate in Weekapaug, 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
Weekapaug, 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.
Weekapaug, 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 Weekapaug, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,279 contributions totaling $132,548 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $80,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)