Burrillville, Rhode Island is an rural town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. The town has a long history of political involvement, with citizens participating in local races to determine who will represent them at the local and state level. Currently, Burrillville has a Democratic Town Council, which consists of seven members. These members are charged with making decisions that affect the residents of Burrillville. They focus on promoting economic development, providing services to the community, and advocating for individual rights. In addition to the Town Council, there are several local school committees and boards that make important decisions regarding schools and education in Burrillville. Every year, local candidates compete for these positions in order to ensure that their voice is heard by those who can make meaningful changes. As such, politics is an important element of life in Burrillville and residents take great pride in their ability to participate in local government decisions that shape their community.
The political climate in Burrillville, RI is leaning 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
Burrillville, RI is leaning 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.
Burrillville, 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 Burrillville, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $43,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $13,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)