Little Compton leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% 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 97% of adults in Little Compton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Compton, ~53% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Compton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Compton leans more Democratic than 44 of 72 neighbors.
Little Compton runs about 5 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Little Compton. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Little Compton 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 Little Compton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Little Compton hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little Compton, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Little Compton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little Compton 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Little Compton own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westport Point, MA D+18
- Middletown, RI D+17
- South Westport, MA D+3
- Portsmouth, RI D+19
- Westport, MA R+10
- Newport East, RI D+15
- Tiverton, RI Even
- Cow Yard, MA D+8
- Newport, RI D+47
- Head of Westport, MA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Saddle River, NJ R+17
- Northlake, SC R+39
- Falmouth, MA D+47
- Castle Hills, TX D+3
- Keeseville, NY R+14
- Lincoln Park, CO R+28
- Burkeville, VA Even
- Corning, AR R+58
- Benson, MN R+28
- Eagle Lake, MN R+19
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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.