The town of Ridgely, Maryland is a quiet and peaceful community that prides itself on its small-town charm. Despite the lack of much political activity in this rural area, there is still an active local government that consists of various boards and committees dedicated to providing services and resources to the citizens. The town council is responsible for making decisions about the budget, public safety, zoning laws, infrastructure, and other matters related to local governance. Additionally, various civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce are actively engaged in advocating for the interests of businesses and residents. Even though a large population or well-known political candidates are not present in Ridgely, local politics remain an important part of life in this small town.
The political climate in Ridgely, MD is moderately conservative.
Caroline County, MD is very conservative. In Caroline County, MD 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caroline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.3%.
Caroline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgely, MD is moderately conservative.
Caroline County, Maryland is very conservative.
Maryland is very 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.
Ridgely, Maryland: R R R R 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 Ridgely, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 265 contributions totaling $8,388 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $8,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)