The town of Ocean Ridge, FL is a small beach community in Palm Beach County. As such, the politics of the area are heavily influenced by the county’s local political scene. In recent years, there have been several local initiatives that have been put forth by candidates representing both major political parties. Most notably, these initiatives have included proposals to improve the town’s infrastructure and quality of life for its residents. Additionally, many candidates have championed the cause of protecting the environment and preserving Ocean Ridge’s natural beauty. In general, the citizens of Ocean Ridge are engaged politically and take their responsibility for voting seriously when it comes to both local and national elections.
The political climate in Ocean 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
Ocean 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.
Ocean 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 Ocean Ridge, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $199,294 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 726 contributions totaling $252,633 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)