Providence, RI is the state capital of Rhode Island and it is a vibrant and diverse city. The politics in Providence are dominated by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority in both city government and the state legislature. Mayor Jorge Elorza has been in office since 2015 and has worked to improve city services such as public transit, education, housing, job creation, and public safety. Providence residents also have access to their local representatives in Congress, Senator Jack Reed and Representatives David Cicilline and James Langevin. All three of these elected officials have publicly advocated for progressive policies such as protecting LGBTQ rights, supporting veterans' benefits, and advancing environmental protections. As a community committed to progressive values with a strong sense of civic engagement, Providence continues to make progress on the issues that matter most to its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 02912 (Providence, RI) is moderately 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 02912 (Providence, RI) is moderately liberal.
Providence, Rhode Island is moderately 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.
Providence, 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 02912 (Providence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $22,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)