Kent Heights leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 49% of adults in Kent Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent Heights, ~26% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kent Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kent Heights leans more Democratic than 1 of 30 neighbors.
Kent Heights runs about 7 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kent Heights. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Kent Heights leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Kent Heights. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kent Heights, East Providence, RI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kent Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kent Heights 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ingrams Corner, East Providence, RI D+13
- Six Corners, East Providence, RI D+20
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
- Edgewood, Cranston, RI D+43
- Kent Corner, Riverside, RI D+5
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
- College Hill, Providence, RI D+78
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Shady Lane, Columbus, OH D+66
- Sunnyslope, Riverside, CA Even
- Bay Breeze Cove, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Gilcrease Hills, Tulsa, OK D+76
- Oakwood, Knoxville, TN D+32
- Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO D+7
- Pulaski, Gary, IN D+83
- Park Village, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Konnoak, Winston-Salem, NC D+38
- Globeville, Denver, CO D+51
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.