Narragansett, Rhode Island is a small town located in the southeast of the state. It has had a long history of being involved with politics dating back to its founding in 1636. Despite its size and population, Narragansett is home to an active political scene that includes town meetings, state representatives, and more. At the local level, Narragansettians can participate in Town Council meetings or by voting for local elected officials such as Mayor and Town Clerk. At the state level, residents have two representatives in the Rhode Island General Assembly. Residents can also get involved with politics through various grassroots organizations such as the Narragansett Democratic Party or the Rhode Island Republican Party which are both active in the community. The participation of Narragansett citizens in politics helps ensure that their voices are heard on important issues impacting their daily lives.
The political climate in Narragansett, RI is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, RI is moderately liberal. In Washington County, RI 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Narragansett, RI is somewhat liberal.
Washington 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.
Narragansett, 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 Narragansett, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,609 contributions totaling $1,025,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,037 contributions totaling $383,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)