The town of Warren, RI is a small community located in the East Bay region of Rhode Island. It has a rich history and culture that goes back to the early 1600s, when it was first settled. In terms of politics, Warren is a predominantly Democratic-voting town, with Democrats typically receiving the majority of votes in any election. The most recent Mayor of Warren is Democrat William O’Connell. He has held office since 2017 and is widely considered to be a popular leader who has been successful in addressing various issues facing the town. Along with Mayor O’Connell, there are several other local political representatives for Warren including City Council members, State Representatives and Senators from both sides of the aisle. These elected officials are tasked with representing their constituents' best interests when considering legislation or policy changes that may affect the town's residents. As such, they serve an important role in promoting good governance for the people of Warren and work hard to ensure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Warren, RI is moderately liberal.
Bristol County, RI is strongly liberal. In Bristol County, RI 63.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.5% to 34.3%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Warren, RI is moderately liberal.
Bristol County, Rhode Island is strongly 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.
Warren, 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 Warren, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 949 contributions totaling $53,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $9,434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)