Bradford, Rhode Island (02808) is a small town nestled in the northeast corner of the state. It is a primarily residential community with a population of just over 2,000 people. As such, local politics are mostly concerned with issues that affect daily life within the town. The political landscape is dominated by several civic groups and organizations that focus on topics like public safety, economic development, education and environmental protection. Local elections typically feature candidates from both major political parties who are committed to making positive changes for the betterment of Bradford and its citizens. In addition to deciding on issues that affect the local area, residents also have an opportunity to voice their opinions on statewide initiatives during elections for state representatives and senators.
The political climate in Zip 02808 (Bradford, RI) is leaning liberal.
Washington County, RI is moderately liberal. In Washington County, RI 58.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.6% to 39.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02808 (Bradford, RI) is leaning liberal.
Bradford, Rhode Island is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Rhode Island is moderately liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Rhode Island is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bradford, Rhode Island: D D D D d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 02808 (Bradford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)