Mount Hope is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% 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 59% of adults in Mount Hope typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hope, ~51% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hope compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Hope leans more Democratic than 33 of 37 neighbors.
Mount Hope runs about 60 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Hope. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+53), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Mount Hope 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 Mount Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Mount Hope hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Mount Hope have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Hope, Providence, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Hope looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Mount Hope rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Mount Hope sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Blackstone, Providence, RI D+74
- College Hill, Providence, RI D+78
- Hope, Providence, RI D+78
- Smith Hill, Providence, RI D+47
- Charles, Providence, RI D+33
- Downtown, Providence, RI D+64
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Wanskuck, Providence, RI D+40
- Federal Hill, Providence, RI D+60
- Elmhurst, Providence, RI D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Lowell, Lowell, MA D+53
- Temescal, Oakland, CA D+83
- West Redlands, Redlands, CA D+17
- Lakeside Park, Tucson, AZ D+5
- Greenwood Forest, Houston, TX D+11
- Nevin Community, Charlotte, NC D+67
- Greater South, Lincoln, NE D+15
- Bank Square, Waltham, MA D+50
- Southeast, Helena, MT D+22
- Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+6
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.