02907 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% 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 36% of adults in 02907 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 02907, ~25% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 02907 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 02907 leans more Democratic than 48 of 51 neighbors.
02907 runs about 26 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 02907. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 02907 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 02907, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in 02907 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 32%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 02907, RI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 02907 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 02907 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 14 points above the Rhode Island average of 7%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in 02907 rent, compared to around 44% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in 02907 report food insecurity, above 98% of zip codes. 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.