Ridgemark, CA is a small community located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The town has a strong sense of community and is characterized by its vibrant local politics. Residents of the town take great pride in their involvement in their local government, and are well-informed about current events that affect their lives. Elected officials and representatives make sure to stay engaged with citizens by attending public meetings, answering questions, and gathering feedback to ensure efficient decision-making. There are many initiatives put forth by residents that have been implemented with impressive success. In addition, Ridgemark citizens are very active in voting during elections, ensuring that their voices will be heard at all levels of government. Overall, Ridgemark offers an incredible example of small-town politics that can serve as an inspiration for other communities across America.
The political climate in Ridgemark, CA is leaning liberal.
San Benito County, CA is strongly liberal. In San Benito County, CA 61.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Benito county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.1% to 36.7%.
San Benito county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgemark, CA is leaning liberal.
San Benito County, California is strongly liberal.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly 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.
Ridgemark, California: 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 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 Ridgemark, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,944 contributions totaling $115,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $71,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)