Auburn leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 58% of adults in Auburn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Auburn, ~34% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Auburn compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Auburn leans more Democratic than 9 of 32 neighbors.
Politically, Auburn sits close to the rest of Rhode Island.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Auburn. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Auburn leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Auburn. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Auburn, Cranston, RI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Auburn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Auburn is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Reservoir, Providence, RI D+22
- Garden City, Cranston, RI D+10
- South Elmwood, Providence, RI D+28
- Knightsville, Cranston, RI D+10
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Lakewood, Warwick, RI D+12
- Edgewood, Cranston, RI D+43
- Wayland, Providence, RI D+40
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Meridian Park, Shoreline, WA D+43
- Brooklyn-Centre, Cleveland, OH D+33
- Kingsborough Ridge, San Antonio, TX D+18
- Morrell Park, Baltimore, MD D+22
- South Burlington North, South Burlington, VT D+36
- Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, CO D+25
- Mt. Park, Lake Oswego, OR D+52
- Periwinkle, Albany, OR R+5
- Shannon Park, Charlotte, NC D+59
- Prattville, Chelsea, MA D+26
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.