Kent Corner is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 70% of adults in Kent Corner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent Corner, ~36% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kent Corner compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kent Corner is the least Democratic-leaning.
Kent Corner runs about 9 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kent Corner. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Kent Corner leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Kent Corner. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kent Corner, Riverside, RI sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Kent Corner looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kent Corner 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
- Edgewood, Cranston, RI D+43
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
- Lakewood, Warwick, RI D+12
- Ingrams Corner, East Providence, RI D+13
- South Elmwood, Providence, RI D+28
- Six Corners, East Providence, RI D+20
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kensington, San Diego, CA D+57
- Pimlico, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Top Road, Trenton, NJ D+36
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Geist, Indianapolis, IN Even
- West Market Square Historic District, Bangor, ME D+30
- Highland Park, Augusta, GA D+47
- Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+7
- Pleasant Grove East, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- North Central Heritage, San Antonio, TX Even
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.