Charlestown, Rhode Island is a small town located in Washington County with a population of 7,826. It is known for its spectacular beaches and panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. Politically speaking, Charlestown is traditionally a reliably Democratic voting bloc that supports many progressive policies such as improving education and expanding access to health care. The town runs on a Town Council-Town Manager form of government, which consists of five council members who are elected to four-year terms. These members act as the legislative body of the town and are responsible for enacting laws and ordinances that protect and benefit its citizens. The manager acts as the executive branch of the government and is responsible for managing personnel, finances, and resources while monitoring how well policies are implemented. Currently there are no local political candidates in office in Charlestown.
The political climate in Zip 02813 (Charlestown, 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 02813 (Charlestown, RI) is leaning liberal.
Charlestown, 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.
Charlestown, 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 02813 (Charlestown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,023 contributions totaling $56,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $12,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)