Kent County, Rhode Island
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 93,148 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -003-Warwick003-Warwick | 24,210 | 20,670 | 1,202 | 46,082 | 52.5% | 44.9% | D+7.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -003-Coventry003-Coventry | 8,624 | 11,203 | 484 | 20,311 | 42.5% | 55.2% | R+12.7 |
| Precinct -003-West Warwick003-West Warwick | 6,757 | 7,013 | 315 | 14,085 | 48.0% | 49.8% | R+1.8 |
| Precinct -003-East Greenwich003-East Greenwich | 5,109 | 3,219 | 257 | 8,585 | 59.5% | 37.5% | D+22.0 |
| Precinct -003-West Greenwich003-West Greenwich | 1,569 | 2,421 | 95 | 4,085 | 38.4% | 59.3% | R+20.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.3% |
| 1896 | −59.7% |
| 1900 | −37.7% |
| 1904 | −22.7% |
| 1908 | −34.7% |
| 1912 | −2.5% |
| 1916 | −20.7% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −33.6% |
| 1928 | −21.2% |
| 1932 | −3.2% |
| 1936 | −1.1% |
| 1940 | −1.6% |
| 1944 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | −3.2% |
| 1952 | −21.8% |
| 1956 | −31.9% |
| 1960 | +11.5% |
| 1964 | +56.7% |
| 1968 | +21.6% |
| 1972 | −16.6% |
| 1976 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | −12.6% |
| 1988 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +29.4% |
| 2000 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | +1.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 7.1 points more Democratic.
122,052 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,239 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,654 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $73,622 in average income, against $96,582 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+14.6 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Kent County, RI itself (D+1.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Providence County, RI2,400D+14.4
- Washington County, RI557D+15.0
- Bristol County, MA201D+1.3
- Norfolk County, MA88D+28.5
- Middlesex County, MA75D+39.2
- Worcester County, MA65D+10.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Providence County, RI1,891
- Washington County, RI512
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT140
- Bristol County, MA134
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT106
- Middlesex County, MA70
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −773 |
| 2012 | −670 |
| 2013 | −118 |
| 2014 | +313 |
| 2015 | −676 |
| 2016 | −64 |
| 2017 | +60 |
| 2018 | +510 |
| 2019 | +223 |
| 2021 | +1,172 |
| 2022 | +520 |
| 2023 | +331 |
| 2024 | +587 |
| 2025 | +1,239 |
Kent swung to a D+1.9 margin in 2024, making it the state's most competitive county and a reliable bellwether for statewide shifts in suburban voter sentiment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.9 points.
A population of 171,456, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,345 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Rensselaer County.
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Kent County, Rhode Island. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/44003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.