Manton leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% 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 37% of adults in Manton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manton, ~24% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Manton leans more Democratic than 11 of 34 neighbors.
Manton runs about 14 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why Manton 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 Manton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Manton have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 41%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Manton, Providence, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Manton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Manton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Manton report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mount Pleasant, Providence, RI D+35
- Hartford, Providence, RI D+29
- Olneyville, Providence, RI D+36
- Valley, Providence, RI D+38
- Elmhurst, Providence, RI D+31
- Centerdale, Providence, RI D+10
- Silver Lake, Providence, RI D+24
- Wanskuck, Providence, RI D+40
- Federal Hill, Providence, RI D+60
- Smith Hill, Providence, RI D+47
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Albany, Albany, OR R+8
- Gresham-City Central, Gresham, OR D+35
- Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA D+49
- Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA D+19
- Emma Dickinson Orchard Homes, Missoula, MT D+31
- Central Business District, New Orleans, LA D+50
- Los Volcanes, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Malibar Heights, Mobile, AL D+14
- Green Meadows, Chillum, MD D+53
- Riverview, Jacksonville, FL D+57
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.