Greene, RI is a small community in Providence County that is known for its close-knit atmosphere and strong sense of community. Although the town does not have its own local government, it is represented politically by the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Senate. In Greene, RI residents are passionate about their local politics and take part in many discussions about how to best serve the people of their community. The current representatives from Greene are Mark McKenney and John Mancini who both have long histories of advocating for the needs of Greene residents. These representatives work hard every day to ensure that Greene’s voice is heard by legislators on a state level. Additionally, citizens in Greene actively participate in the political process by voting in elections and attending public hearings to voice their opinions on important issues affecting their home.
The political climate in Greene, RI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, RI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, RI 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Kent county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greene, RI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Rhode Island is leaning 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.
Greene, Rhode Island: D D D D r 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 Greene, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)