The town of 02837 Little Compton, RI is a small, rural community with an estimated population of around 5,000 people. The politics in this vibrant town are centered around the local Town Council. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected to serve two year terms. These council members are responsible for setting the budget and developing policy objectives for the town. They also appoint various committees to oversee and manage different aspects of life in Little Compton such as planning and zoning, education, emergency services and more. Additionally, the Town Council holds public meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on important issues that affect their lives. Despite its small size, 02837 Little Compton is actively involved in local politics through its elected officials and citizens’ engagement.
The political climate in Zip 02837 (Little Compton, RI) is somewhat liberal.
Newport County, RI is strongly liberal. In Newport County, RI 63.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newport county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.9% to 34.1%.
Newport county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02837 (Little Compton, RI) is somewhat liberal.
Little Compton, Rhode Island is somewhat liberal.
Newport County, Rhode Island is strongly 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.
Little Compton, 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 02837 (Little Compton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,027 contributions totaling $224,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $62,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $474 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)