The politics in 02888 Warwick, RI are mainly determined by local representatives and the state government. In the city of Warwick, it is represented by Ward 2 Councilman Edward J. Ladouceur and Mayor Joseph J. Solomon, who form the two-person Warwick City Council and serve as the chief policymakers for the city. Each year, citizens of 02888 Warwick have a chance to elect a mayor and four members of the City Council to represent them in matters pertaining to the welfare of the community. The mayor has executive power over all departments, establishes policy direction, appoints members to boards or committees, oversees city finances, engages in public outreach with residents and businesses, and works closely with other government entities such as schools or agencies in conducting municipal affairs. At the state level, Rhode Island's General Assembly enacts broad legislation governing many aspects of life in 02888 Warwick such as education funding allocations or public safety laws. Residents of 02888 can also have their voices heard on issues at both the local and state levels through voting during elections for local representatives or contacting their state representatives to express opinions on proposed bills.
The political climate in Zip 02888 (Warwick, RI) is leaning liberal.
Kent County, RI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, RI 52.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Kent county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02888 (Warwick, RI) is leaning liberal.
Warwick, Rhode Island is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Rhode Island is leaning 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.
Warwick, Rhode Island: D D D D r 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 02888 (Warwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,611 contributions totaling $73,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $18,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)