Tiverton, Rhode Island is a small town located along the Sakonnet River. It has a rich history dating back to 1694 when it was founded by a group of English settlers. Today, the town boasts a population of just over 15,000 people and is known for its beautiful beaches and picturesque fishing villages. Politically, Tiverton is part of Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District and is represented by Congressman James Langevin. At the state level, Tiverton is represented in both the House and Senate by Senator Walter Felag Jr., and Representatives Devin Canova and Bob Quattrocchi. Locally, the town is led by a Town Council composed of five members that are elected every two years by the citizens of Tiverton. The Town Council is responsible for managing all aspects of local government including budgeting, public safety services, infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, land use planning and more.
The political climate in Zip 02878 (Tiverton, RI) is somewhat 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 02878 (Tiverton, RI) is somewhat liberal.
Tiverton, Rhode Island is somewhat 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.
Tiverton, 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 02878 (Tiverton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $91,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $11,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)