Smithfield is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 66% of adults in Smithfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smithfield, ~33% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smithfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smithfield sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 65 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 49 leaning the other way.
Smithfield runs about 14 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Smithfield sits closer to the political middle.
Why Smithfield 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 Smithfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smithfield votes against the grain of Rhode Island. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while Smithfield runs about 14 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Smithfield, RI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Smithfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Smithfield 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.
Nearby Cities
- Stillwater, RI Even
- Greenville, RI R+5
- North Providence, RI D+14
- Lincoln, RI D+5
- Johnston, RI R+4
- Manville, RI D+6
- Cumberland Hill, RI Even
- North Smithfield, RI R+3
- Central Falls, RI D+23
- North Scituate, RI R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Saraland, AL R+50
- Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL R+8
- Fort Gratiot, MI R+25
- Van Wert, OH R+48
- Greece, NY Even
- Channahon, IL R+25
- Hopatcong, NJ R+16
- Greencastle, IN R+35
- Justice, IL D+4
- Marumsco, VA D+23
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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.