The small community of 02875 Shannock, RI is governed by the local government with the support of the people. The townspeople are highly involved in local politics and take pride in knowing that their opinions and voices are heard. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to elect their representatives who will make decisions on their behalf. These representatives are responsible for issues such as taxes, public safety, education, and other civic concerns. In between election years, citizens can attend town hall meetings and give input on issues that affect them directly. They can also participate in various programs and initiatives organized by the town council. On a larger scale, Rhode Island has two U.S representatives who advocate for the state at the federal level while Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse represent all of Rhode Island's interests in Congress.
The political climate in Zip 02875 (Shannock, RI) is leaning 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 02875 (Shannock, RI) is leaning liberal.
Shannock, Rhode Island is leaning 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.
Shannock, 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 02875 (Shannock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)