Cumberland Hill is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 78% of adults in Cumberland Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cumberland Hill, ~39% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cumberland Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cumberland Hill sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 52 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 74 leaning the other way.
Cumberland Hill runs about 14 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why Cumberland Hill leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Cumberland Hill. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cumberland Hill, RI sits in the top tenth 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 Cumberland Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cumberland Hill 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manville, RI D+6
- Cumberland, RI D+7
- Woonsocket, RI D+12
- Lincoln, RI D+5
- North Smithfield, RI R+3
- Stillwater, RI Even
- Blackstone, MA R+4
- Valley Falls, RI Even
- Smithfield, RI Even
- North Attleboro, MA D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilmington Manor, DE D+31
- Tuba City, AZ D+41
- West Livingston, TX R+31
- Joshua Tree, CA D+4
- Bellville, TX R+55
- Mount Vernon, KY R+69
- Great Mills, MD D+16
- North Chili, NY Even
- Iuka, MS R+73
- Rayville, LA R+19
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.