Cranston, RI is a small city located in the state of Rhode Island. It has a thriving political scene, with local elections taking place every two years to determine who will lead the city. Cranston's Mayor and City Council are elected by the citizens and work together to create and execute policies that promote the common good of all residents. The Mayor and Councilors also work with other local entities like business leaders, community organizations, and educational institutions to ensure the city can reach its full potential. As a result of their efforts, Cranston has become a vibrant city filled with diverse cultures, businesses opportunities, and recreational activities that make it an attractive place for people to live and visit.
The political climate in Cranston, 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
Cranston, 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.
Cranston, 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 Cranston, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,204 contributions totaling $684,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 688 contributions totaling $437,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $635 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)