Richmond is a small town in Rhode Island that has a long history of political involvement. The town’s political landscape is diverse, with the Democratic and Republican parties having a strong presence in the area. Residents regularly engage in lively debates about state and national issues. There are two local political candidates who are actively campaigning for office in Richmond, Mark Smiley and Ethel Sprague, both of whom have established records of public service. With their different backgrounds and perspectives, they offer voters an interesting choice for their future representation. Overall, the politics of Richmond demonstrate the importance of civic engagement and civic responsibility among its citizens.
The political climate in Richmond, 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
Richmond, 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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,485 contributions totaling $77,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $18,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)