Jamestown, RI is a popular vacation destination situated on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay. It has a rich history and is known for its picturesque beaches, vibrant harbor, and lively downtown area. Despite being a small coastal town, Jamestown’s political landscape is no less active than its surrounding cities and towns. The town is governed by both the Town Council and School Committee, which are comprised of local elected officials from districts throughout Jamestown. The current mayor of Jamestown is Henry ‘Hank’ Sibley Jr., who was elected in 2017 following three terms as Town Council President. Additionally, the Town Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the town government and serves as an advisor to the Town Council. On the state level, Jamestown residents are represented in Rhode Island by Senator Dawn Euer and Representative Lauren Carson in District 13. On a national level, residents are represented by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with Representative James Langevin in Congress. Despite its size, Jamestown still maintains an active political culture with plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in their own local government operations.
The political climate in Jamestown, RI is somewhat liberal.
Newport County, RI is strongly liberal. In Newport County, RI 63.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newport county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.9% to 34.1%.
Newport county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, RI is somewhat liberal.
Newport County, Rhode Island is strongly 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.
Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,029 contributions totaling $1,301,603 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 607 contributions totaling $203,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)