Smithfield, Rhode Island is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is home to many farms and small businesses that are integral to the local economy. Politically, Smithfield has a Town Council that creates laws and regulations for residents and businesses. The Town Council also works with local officials on budgeting and other city needs. In addition, Smithfield has an elected Mayor who leads the Town Council, as well as a Board of Elections that is responsible for overseeing all elections held in Smithfield. At least one candidate from each party must appear on the ballot for any election in order for it to be official. All elected officials must answer to their constituents and be accountable for their policies and actions while representing them.
The political climate in Smithfield, 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
Smithfield, 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.
Smithfield, 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 Smithfield, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,937 contributions totaling $381,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $80,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)