Ridge Wood Heights is a small town in Florida that is known for its friendly, tight-knit community and its abundance of outdoor activities. The town has long been involved in local politics, with citizens having a strong commitment to civic engagement. Elections are held every two years for mayor and four council members, and these local leaders are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the town. Residents take an active role in supporting their candidates through donations and volunteering efforts. Public meetings are regularly held to allow residents to voice their opinions on local issues. Ridge Wood Heights is home to many intelligent and passionate people who care deeply about their hometown and strive for what’s best for it.
The political climate in Ridge Wood Heights, FL is leaning conservative.
Sarasota County, FL is somewhat conservative. In Sarasota County, FL 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sarasota county remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 44.3%.
Sarasota county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridge Wood Heights, FL is leaning conservative.
Sarasota County, Florida is somewhat conservative.
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Ridge Wood Heights, Florida: 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 Ridge Wood Heights, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,755 contributions totaling $1,143,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,356 contributions totaling $599,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)