Barrington, Rhode Island is a small town located in the Greater Providence area. The town has a rich history of being involved in politics since the early days of American independence. From voting in local referendums to electing congressional representatives, Barrington has been an active participant in the nation’s democracy for centuries. Local elections are held every few years with citizens voting for positions such as Town Council, School Committee, County Commissioner and Mayor. Recent elections have seen citizens vote on key issues such as taxation, land use and infrastructure improvements. Voters have also had the chance to voice their opinion on state and federal matters through their local representatives. Overall, Barrington takes an active role in politics as residents continue to play an important role in shaping the future of their community through civic engagement.
The political climate in Barrington, RI is somewhat liberal.
Bristol County, RI is strongly liberal. In Bristol County, RI 63.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.5% to 34.3%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barrington, RI is somewhat liberal.
Bristol 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.
Barrington, 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 Barrington, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,274 contributions totaling $1,421,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $1,463,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)