Newport East, RI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Newport East

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

Newport East leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% 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 67% of adults in Newport East typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newport East, ~39% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Newport East compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Newport East leans more Democratic than 60 of 74 neighbors.

Politically, Newport East sits close to the rest of Rhode Island.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newport East. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Newport East 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 Newport East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Newport East hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Newport East have never been married, above 86% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Newport East, 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 Newport East looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newport East 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.