The town of Ridgeville, WI is a small community with a tight-knit population. Locally, politics are dominated by the city council and mayor, both of whom are elected officials. The city council is made up of seven members who serve two-year terms and make decisions on issues such as zoning laws, local taxes, and the budget. The mayor oversees the operations and activities of the city government and serves a four-year term. Both positions are filled through open elections that allow all residents to vote their choice for office. Ridgeville has an active political scene, with many organizations working to get out the vote in local races. Residents take part in public forums or debates to learn more about where candidates stand on issues that matter to them. With so much engagement from its citizens, Ridgeville is sure to have vibrant politics now and into the future!
The political climate in Ridgeville, WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeville, WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wisconsin is leaning 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.
Ridgeville, Wisconsin: r r d 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 Ridgeville, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 447 contributions totaling $31,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $65,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)