Block Island, RI 02807 is a small island located approximately 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. The island has a population of only 1,051 people and is home to a variety of wildlife and beautiful landscapes. It is a quaint New England town that is known for its relaxed living and stunning scenery. Politically, Block Island has an independent spirit and generally keeps away from much of the state-level politics in Rhode Island. Most Block Islanders take pride in their independence and are content to stay out of the larger political debates occurring on the mainland. In terms of local politics, citizens typically use consensus-building methods in order to arrive at decisions regarding town issues. This approach allows residents to create solutions that meet the needs of both sides while still respecting individual perspectives on any given problem. There are no local political candidates as such; instead, town meetings constitute the main form of decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 02807 (Block Island, RI) is somewhat 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
Zip 02807 (Block Island, RI) is somewhat liberal.
Block Island, Rhode Island is somewhat 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.
Block Island, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 02807 (Block Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $47,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)