College Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% 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 41% of adults in College Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Hill, ~36% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, College Hill is the most Democratic-leaning.
College Hill runs about 64 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within College Hill. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 12 points.
Why College Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for College Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in College Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 81% of adults in College Hill have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; College Hill, Providence, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in College Hill looks the way it does
Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and College Hill sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Downtown, Providence, RI D+64
- Mount Hope, Providence, RI D+74
- Blackstone, Providence, RI D+74
- Smith Hill, Providence, RI D+47
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Federal Hill, Providence, RI D+60
- Six Corners, East Providence, RI D+20
- Ingrams Corner, East Providence, RI D+13
- Hope, Providence, RI D+78
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lawndale, Philadelphia, PA D+40
- South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE D+20
- Fruitvale Station, Oakland, CA D+52
- Cheltenham, Chicago, IL D+80
- Airport North, Orlando, FL D+21
- Northwest Akron, Akron, OH D+42
- McMurray-Huntingdon, Nashville, TN D+21
- Hillcrest, San Diego, CA D+61
- Cathedral Park, Portland, OR D+66
- Airport-Pines Road, Shreveport, LA D+47
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.