Hope leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 85% of adults in Hope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hope, ~37% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hope leans more Republican than 74 of 98 neighbors.
Hope runs about 28 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Hope is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hope. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Hope 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 Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hope votes against the grain of Rhode Island. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Hope runs about 28 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hope, 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 Hope looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hope 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Hope own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Hope have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harris, RI R+16
- Coventry, RI R+4
- West Warwick, RI D+6
- Saundersville, RI R+19
- Clayville, RI R+18
- Cranston, RI D+11
- Johnston, RI R+4
- West Greenwich, RI R+16
- Foster, RI R+15
- East Greenwich, RI D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hickory Creek, TX R+29
- Buckner, MO R+38
- Freeport, PA R+44
- New Kent, VA R+29
- Ravenna, MI R+39
- Prescott, AR R+8
- Avondale, LA D+8
- Gang Mills, NY Even
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
- Adamstown, MD R+6
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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.