West Warwick leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 59% of adults in West Warwick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Warwick, ~32% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Warwick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Warwick leans more Democratic than 62 of 98 neighbors.
West Warwick runs about 8 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why West Warwick 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 Warwick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in West Warwick have never been married, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Warwick, 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 West Warwick looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in West Warwick rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and West Warwick sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coventry, RI R+4
- Hope, RI R+14
- East Greenwich, RI D+23
- Harris, RI R+16
- Warwick, RI D+8
- Cranston, RI D+11
- West Greenwich, RI R+16
- North Kingstown, RI D+13
- Saundersville, RI R+19
- Johnston, RI R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galloway, OH R+7
- Flemington, NJ Even
- Franconia, VA D+46
- Fountain, CO R+16
- Shenandoah, FL R+15
- Ruston, LA R+11
- San Ysidro, CA D+24
- Maple Valley, WA D+17
- Suisun City, CA D+27
- Hobart, IN R+7
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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.