The town of West Warwick, RI (02893) is a vibrant community with a long history of political engagement. It has always been an important part of Rhode Island's politics, and its residents take pride in their civic involvement. From local town council meetings to the federal government, West Warwick's citizens are passionate about their rights and responsibilities as well as the rights and responsibilities of their elected officials. The town recently held elections for the mayor, school board members, and other city offices, giving citizens the opportunity to have direct input on decisions that will affect their lives. People of all political leanings are welcome to participate in discussions about current policy issues and contribute to building a better future for everyone in West Warwick. With strong representation at both the state and national level, West Warwick is poised to continue making its mark on politics for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 02893 (West Warwick, RI) is leaning liberal.
Kent County, RI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, RI 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Kent county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02893 (West Warwick, RI) is leaning liberal.
West Warwick, Rhode Island is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Rhode Island is leaning 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.
West Warwick, Rhode Island: D D D D r 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 02893 (West Warwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 608 contributions totaling $31,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $10,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)