The politics of 02842 Newport East, RI are largely shaped by the local community. The people of the area have a strong sense of civic duty and are passionate about their local political candidates. Residents take an active role in their community by attending town meetings, voting in elections, and participating in local initiatives like neighborhood cleanups or charity drives. The city has a diverse range of residents who bring different perspectives to the table when it comes to discussing local issues. They also value transparency from their government officials and strive to stay informed about what is happening in their community at all times. Investing in the well-being of the citizens is always at the forefront of any decision made by leaders and is seen as a priority for ensuring a bright future for Newport East.
The political climate in Zip 02842 (Newport East, RI) is moderately liberal.
Newport County, RI is strongly liberal. In Newport County, RI 63.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newport county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.9% to 34.1%.
Newport county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02842 (Newport East, RI) is moderately liberal.
Newport East, Rhode Island is moderately liberal.
Newport 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.
Newport East, 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 02842 (Newport East)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 677 contributions totaling $166,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $18,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)