West Greenwich, Rhode Island is a small rural town located in the western part of the state. It is known for its rolling hills and lush forests, making it an ideal location for outdoor recreation. Despite its size, West Greenwich has a vibrant political atmosphere. Residents of West Greenwich are passionate about their local politics and often vocalize their opinions on various matters. During election times, there is always a lot of enthusiasm and participation from citizens as they come out to make sure their voices are heard. Local debates among candidates often take center stage and draw media attention from across the state. Residents of West Greenwich value having their voices heard on issues that matter to them and have a great respect for their elected officials.
The political climate in West Greenwich, RI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, RI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, RI 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Kent county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Greenwich, RI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Rhode Island is leaning 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.
West Greenwich, Rhode Island: D D D D r 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 West Greenwich, RI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $14,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $48,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)