Prudence Island leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% 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 more than 99% of adults in Prudence Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prudence Island, ~68% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prudence Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prudence Island leans more Democratic than 93 of 96 neighbors.
Prudence Island runs about 21 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why Prudence Island 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 Prudence Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Prudence Island hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Prudence Island, 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 Prudence Island looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prudence Island 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Prudence Island own their home, compared to around 70% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Prudence Island have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Portsmouth, RI D+19
- Bristol, RI D+9
- Middletown, RI D+17
- Newport East, RI D+15
- Tiverton, RI Even
- Jamestown, RI D+25
- North Kingstown, RI D+13
- Warren, RI D+9
- Newport, RI D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vannoy, NC R+69
- Decatur, IA R+47
- Chesbrough, LA R+35
- Helmville, MT R+57
- Randlett, UT R+55
- Newbern, IA R+48
- Gove City, KS R+82
- Enchanted Hills, IN R+55
- Egypt, PA R+69
- Excelsior Beach, ID R+67
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.