Located in Providence County, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island is a small, densely populated community of just 19,376 people. As it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the state, Central Falls has long been a focus of attention for the State's politicians. The mayor of Central Falls is James Diossa, who was elected to his first term in November 2014. Mayor Diossa is a strong advocate of economic development and has worked hard to improve job opportunities and education throughout the city. He also works closely with local organizations to increase public safety and reduce crime in Central Falls. In addition to Mayor Diossa, there are several other prominent political figures who serve in various roles both within Central Falls and at the state level. From senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse to representatives David Cicilline and James Langevin, many politicians from both parties have made their mark on Central Falls politics over the years.
The political climate in Zip 02863 (Central Falls, RI) is strongly 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
Zip 02863 (Central Falls, RI) is strongly liberal.
Central Falls, Rhode Island is strongly 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.
Central Falls, 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 02863 (Central Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)