East Greenwich, Rhode Island is a small coastal town located in Kent County. Although it is only about 13 square miles, it has a thriving and vibrant political environment. Local politics take center stage in this community as citizens are passionate about their beliefs and strive to make sure their voices are heard. The East Greenwich Town Council is the primary governing body and consists of seven members elected by the residents of the town. These members serve three-year terms and work with the town’s Mayor to create legislation that affects the entire community. In addition to local politics, East Greenwich citizens are also active participants in state and national politics. During election season, many residents turn out at the polls to cast their ballots on various issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, economic development, and more. Additionally, many East Greenwich residents participate in rallies or protests related to particular political causes or parties. This commitment to the political process ensures that East Greenwich remains a strong member of the Rhode Island community and is an active participant in shaping its own future.
The political climate in Zip 02818 (East Greenwich, RI) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 02818 (East Greenwich, RI) is leaning liberal.
East Greenwich, Rhode Island is leaning liberal.
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.
East 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 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 02818 (East Greenwich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,958 contributions totaling $628,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $130,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)