The town of Glen Ridge, FL is a small community located in Central Florida. Despite its size, the town is politically active and has several local political issues that are addressed each year. Currently, the town is discussing policies related to taxes, public safety, environmental regulations, and infrastructure projects. The town council meets regularly to discuss matters of importance and typically hosts open discussions for members of the community to voice their opinions on various topics. They also frequently host candidate forums where citizens can meet and get to know potential candidates running for office. These forums are great opportunities for residents to learn more about local politics and ask questions directly to those who are running for office. In addition, there are many civic organizations in Glen Ridge that focus on advocating for causes important to the local population. This includes groups like the Glen Ridge Citizens’ Alliance which strives to promote civic engagement among residents by encouraging them to keep up with current events and participate in local politics.
The political climate in Glen Ridge, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, FL is somewhat liberal. In Palm Beach County, FL 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palm Beach county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 43.2%.
Palm Beach county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glen Ridge, FL is leaning liberal.
Palm Beach County, Florida is somewhat liberal.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Florida is leaning conservative.
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.
Glen Ridge, Florida: 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 Glen Ridge, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 717 contributions totaling $36,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $26,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)