Ridgeway, AK is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Although it is relatively small, it still has an active political environment. The city is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who are responsible for enacting laws and setting policies to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. Local elections take place every two years and citizens have the opportunity to vote on important decisions that will affect their community. The City Hall also works closely with state and federal representatives to influence proposed legislation that could benefit Ridgeway residents. Overall, Ridgeway's politics are focused on serving its citizens, protecting their rights, and advocating for a healthy and prosperous future.
The political climate in Ridgeway, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK is very conservative. In Kenai Peninsula Borough County, AK 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kenai Peninsula Borough remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.5% to 31.8%.
Kenai Peninsula county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeway, AK is strongly conservative.
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska is very conservative.
Alaska is somewhat 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.
Ridgeway, Alaska: D 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, AK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,430 contributions totaling $91,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $183,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)