Wildes Corner is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 63% of adults in Wildes Corner typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wildes Corner, ~33% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wildes Corner compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wildes Corner leans more Democratic than 2 of 6 neighbors.
Wildes Corner runs about 11 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wildes Corner. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wildes Corner leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wildes Corner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wildes Corner, about 85% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Rhode Island average of 39%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wildes Corner, Warwick, RI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wildes Corner looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wildes Corner 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC D+52
- Olde Providence North, Charlotte, NC D+5
- Stonewood, Stockton, CA D+12
- Sunny Slope, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Tempe Junction, Tempe, AZ D+39
- Western 49-63, Kansas City, MO D+64
- Stone Meadows, Madison, WI D+52
- Woodbridge, Detroit, MI D+72
- Westwood, Pittsburgh, PA D+20
- Medical District, Memphis, TN D+71
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.