North Smithfield, Rhode Island 02896 is a rural town with a total population of 11,919 as of the year 2020. The town has changed over the years from its mill-town roots to become an attractive area for many residents due to its natural beauty and close proximity to both Providence and Worcester. It is governed by a five-member Town Council that meets every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall located on Main Street. The current Town Council consists of five members elected on staggered terms. In recent elections, candidates have focused on issues such as preserving open space, improving public safety infrastructure, and keeping taxes low while still providing necessary services to residents. In addition to the Town Council, North Smithfield also has an elected School Committee responsible for setting policies related to education in the district. As such, politics in North Smithfield are generally focused on local topics affecting the citizens rather than larger national issues or candidates.
The political climate in Zip 02896 (North Smithfield, RI) is somewhat 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 02896 (North Smithfield, RI) is somewhat liberal.
North Smithfield, Rhode Island is somewhat 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.
North Smithfield, 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 02896 (North Smithfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $47,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)