South Elmwood 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 37% of adults in South Elmwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Elmwood, ~24% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Elmwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Elmwood leans more Democratic than 12 of 32 neighbors.
South Elmwood runs about 14 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South Elmwood. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 16 points.
Why South Elmwood leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in South Elmwood. None of them point strongly toward either party.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as South Elmwood, Providence, RI does.
Why turnout in South Elmwood looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in South Elmwood have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Edgewood, Cranston, RI D+43
- Washington Park, Providence, RI D+39
- Reservoir, Providence, RI D+22
- Auburn, Cranston, RI D+18
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
- Lakewood, Warwick, RI D+12
- Wayland, Providence, RI D+40
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Garden City, Cranston, RI D+10
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- St Denis, Catonsville, MD D+18
- West Acres, Fargo, ND D+21
- Charles Page, Tulsa, OK R+12
- The Gulch, Nashville, TN D+11
- Arrowhead Park, Brick, NJ R+33
- South Park, Des Moines, IA D+14
- West Lake Sammamish, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Woodlands at Fiore, Buffalo Grove, IL D+26
- Lance, Kenosha, WI D+7
- Bernon Heights, Woonsocket, RI D+4
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.