Washington Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% 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 48% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~33% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Park leans more Democratic than 19 of 34 neighbors.
Washington Park runs about 25 points more Democratic than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why Washington Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Washington Park. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Washington Park, Providence, 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 Washington Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Washington Park report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Washington Park have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Edgewood, Cranston, RI D+43
- South Elmwood, Providence, RI D+28
- Lower South Providence, Providence, RI D+39
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Reservoir, Providence, RI D+22
- Wayland, Providence, RI D+40
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Auburn, Cranston, RI D+18
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
- Lakewood, Warwick, RI D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Forest View, Lansing, MI D+54
- Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL D+25
- Scenic Foothills, Anchorage, AK D+23
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
- West Meade, Nashville, TN D+6
- Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL D+15
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Riverside, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD D+82
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.