Fox Point is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% 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 50% of adults in Fox Point typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fox Point, ~43% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fox Point compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fox Point leans more Democratic than 37 of 39 neighbors.
Fox Point runs about 61 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fox Point. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Fox Point 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 Fox Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Fox Point hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Fox Point have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fox Point, Providence, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fox Point looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Fox Point rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Fox Point sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- College Hill, Providence, RI D+78
- Downtown, Providence, RI D+64
- Ingrams Corner, East Providence, RI D+13
- Six Corners, East Providence, RI D+20
- Blackstone, Providence, RI D+74
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Mount Hope, Providence, RI D+74
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
- Smith Hill, Providence, RI D+47
- Federal Hill, Providence, RI D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Town Center, Oxnard, CA D+33
- Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI D+62
- Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY D+44
- Far West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+46
- Pacheco, Redding, CA R+39
- Oxford Hunt, Charlotte, NC D+22
- West Slope, Beaverton, OR D+56
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Mallard Creek-Withrow Downs, Charlotte, NC D+60
- Greenville South Broadway Historic District, Greenville, OH R+41
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.