Narragansett Pier, RI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Narragansett Pier

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Narragansett Pier 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 76% of adults in Narragansett Pier typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Narragansett Pier, ~49% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Narragansett Pier compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Narragansett Pier leans more Democratic than 47 of 53 neighbors.

Narragansett Pier runs about 15 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Narragansett Pier. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+33) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Narragansett Pier 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 Narragansett Pier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Narragansett Pier hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Narragansett Pier have never been married, above 90% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Narragansett Pier, RI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Narragansett Pier looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Narragansett Pier 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Narragansett Pier have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.