The politics in Ridge, NY are an exciting mix of local and state issues. The town is represented by a mayor and four council members who serve two-year terms. All of the elected officials are committed to making Ridge a better place for its residents. Recent initiatives have included maintaining fiscal responsibility, creating jobs, and protecting the environment. While there are no local political candidates currently running for office in Ridge, NY, citizens can still stay informed on the issues by attending public meetings or reading articles from local media outlets. Being involved in the local political process is an important way to help shape the future of Ridge for generations to come.
The political climate in Ridge, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, NY is leaning liberal. In Suffolk County, NY 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.3%.
Suffolk county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridge, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New York 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.
Ridge, New York: D d d d r r
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Ridge, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,170 contributions totaling $166,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 466 contributions totaling $85,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)