North Kingstown, RI is a town located in Washington County and is home to many diverse communities. The local politics of North Kingstown focus on issues that effect the quality of life for all citizens, such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. On the local level, North Kingstown has a Town Council which consists of 9 members that are elected by popular vote. The Town Council oversees all financial decisions made within the town and also makes recommendations on how to better serve the needs of its citizens. Elections for Town Council members occur every two years; to be eligible you must be at least 18 years old and a resident of North Kingstown. Issues facing North Kingstown include transportation improvements, expanding recreational opportunities, and helping small businesses thrive within the community. All in all, politics in North Kingstown is focused on creating an environment that will benefit its citizens now and in the future.
The political climate in North Kingstown, RI is leaning 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
North Kingstown, RI is leaning 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.
North Kingstown, 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 North Kingstown, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,877 contributions totaling $410,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 311 contributions totaling $132,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)