West Glocester leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% 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 78% of adults in West Glocester typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Glocester, ~30% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Glocester compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Glocester leans more Republican than 85 of 87 neighbors.
West Glocester runs about 37 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while West Glocester is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Glocester 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 West Glocester, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Glocester votes against the grain of Rhode Island. Rhode Island leans Democratic overall, while West Glocester runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in West Glocester are family households, above 87% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Glocester, 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 West Glocester looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Glocester 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in West Glocester own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in West Glocester have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherry Valley, RI R+24
- Chepachet, RI R+16
- North Foster, RI R+15
- Pascoag, RI R+16
- Burrillville, RI R+21
- Mapleville, RI R+21
- Oakland, RI R+23
- North Scituate, RI R+15
- Harrisville, RI R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Killawog, NY R+45
- Farmersburg, IA R+40
- Blairsburg, IA R+48
- Micaville, AL R+81
- Haynes, AR R+14
- Mount Carmel, LA R+88
- Mayhaw, GA R+69
- Farmers, KY R+45
- St. Charles, VA R+68
- Sinclair, WY R+80
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.