The politics in 02852 North Kingstown, RI are centered around local government. Local representatives serve the community by setting policies and making decisions that affect the daily lives of residents. Major issues that have been addressed in recent years include education reform, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. The city has two state representatives who are elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives to represent its citizens on a statewide level. Locally, there are also town councilors who are elected to serve as an advisory board for the mayor and executive branch of government. The North Kingstown Town Council meets monthly to discuss community issues and oversee important decisions related to zoning, budgeting, taxes, and more. Ultimately, the mayor is responsible for carrying out all actions approved by the council while working closely with state representatives to ensure that the needs of citizens are met in a timely manner.
The political climate in Zip 02852 (North Kingstown, 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 02852 (North Kingstown, RI) is somewhat liberal.
North Kingstown, 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.
North Kingstown, 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 02852 (North Kingstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,250 contributions totaling $286,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $76,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)