Washington County, Rhode Island, elections, 2022

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Washington County, Rhode Island, is holding elections for local offices in 2022. Click the links below to learn more:

* City and township election candidates
* How to vote in the election

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## City and township elections and candidates[edit]

### September 13, 2022 (Primary)[edit]

* Kingston

South Kingstown Town Council

* Patricia A. Alley (D)

* Deborah D. Bergner (D)

* Michael K. Marran (D)

* Rory H. McEntee (D)

* Jacy A. Northup (D)

* Jessica Lee Rose (D)

* Joseph Sorrentino (D)

* David A. Cote (R)

## Contents

* 1 Voting information
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Presidential election results by county, 2012-2020
* 4 Other counties in Rhode Island
* 5 See also

## Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in Rhode Island

Election information in Rhode Island: Sep. 13, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

* In-person: Aug. 14, 2022
* By mail: Postmarked by Aug. 14, 2022
* Online: Aug. 14, 2022

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

* In-person: Aug. 23, 2022
* By mail: Received by Aug. 23, 2022
* Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

* In-person: Sep. 13, 2022
* By mail: Received by Sep. 13, 2022

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Aug. 24, 2022 to Sep. 12, 2022

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When are polls open on Election Day?

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

## Demographics[edit]

Demographic Data for Washington County, Rhode Island (2019)

| Washington County | Rhode Island
Population | 126,060 | 1,057,231
Land area (sq mi) | 329 | 1,033
Race and ethnicity**
White | 92.9% | 80.5%
Black/African American | 1.4% | 6.8%
Asian | 1.9% | 3.4%
Native American | 0.7% | 0.5%
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or more | 2% | 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino | 3.2% | 15.4%
Education
High school graduation rate | 94.9% | 88.8%
College graduation rate | 46.1% | 34.2%
Income
Median household income | $85,531 | $67,167
Persons below poverty level | 8.6% | 12.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Presidential election results by county, 2012-2020[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories

Democratic
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Democratic | D | D | D
Trending Democratic | R | D | D
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D
New Democratic | R | R | D
Republican
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Republican | R | R | R
Trending Republican | D | R | R
Battleground Republican | R | D | R
New Republican | D | D | R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 84.5% of Rhode Islanders lived in one of the state's four Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 15.5% lived in Kent County, the state's one Battleground Democratic county. Overall, Rhode Island was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Rhode Island following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Rhode Island county-level statistics, 2020

Solid Democratic | 4 | 84.5%
Battleground Democratic | 1 | 15.5%
Total voted Democratic | 5 | 100.0%
Total voted Republican | 0 | 0.0%

## Other counties in Rhode Island[edit]

Navigate to Rhode Island 2022 local elections overviews:

Bristol | Kent | Newport | Providence | Washington

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