Ridgeway, NY is a small city located in the state of New York. It has a vibrant and diverse political climate that sees people from all walks of life engaging in dialogue and debate. The city is home to representatives who represent the interests of its citizens in the local, state, and national levels. Local politicians are focused on promoting job growth, economic development, and education initiatives for their constituents. They also strive to improve public safety within the community by advocating for greater police presence and better resources for emergency services. Overall, Ridgeway's political climate is an active one where residents are passionate about advocating for their beliefs and creating a better future for the city.
The political climate in Ridgeway, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, NY is very conservative. In Orleans County, NY 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.8%.
Orleans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeway, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, New York is very conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ridgeway, New York: 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 Ridgeway, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 497 contributions totaling $29,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $20,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)