02841 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Rhode Island did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 20% of adults in 02841 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 02841, ~13% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~80% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 02841 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 02841 leans more Democratic than 21 of 24 neighbors.
02841 runs about 20 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why 02841 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 02841, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in 02841 hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 65% of adults in 02841 have never been married, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 02841, RI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 02841 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in 02841 rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in 02841 have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 02841 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Rhode Island Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. RI did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.