Burrillville leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 83% of adults in Burrillville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burrillville, ~32% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burrillville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burrillville leans more Republican than 106 of 112 neighbors.
Burrillville runs about 35 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Burrillville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Burrillville leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Burrillville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Burrillville votes against the grain of Rhode Island. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Burrillville runs about 35 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Burrillville, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Burrillville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Burrillville 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Burrillville own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harrisville, RI R+18
- Oakland, RI R+23
- Pascoag, RI R+16
- Mapleville, RI R+21
- Slatersville, RI R+22
- Cherry Valley, RI R+24
- Chepachet, RI R+16
- North Smithfield, RI R+3
- Millville, MA R+13
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- Kampsville, IL R+58
- Souris, ND R+52
- St. Thomas, ND R+48
- Refuge, TX R+81
- Wolflake, IN R+54
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.