Ridgecrest, Florida is a small town located in the heart of Central Florida. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and is home to a diverse range of individuals from all walks of life. Politically, Ridgecrest is a predominately Republican area with most residents voting Republican in national elections. Locally, residents often voice concern over issues such as economic development, infrastructure and education. Although there are no local political candidates in Ridgecrest right now, residents do come together to support community initiatives and take part in various local campaigns. Through these efforts, Ridgecrest residents are able to express their opinions on various topics that directly impact their lives and make their voices heard by those who represent them on a larger scale.
The political climate in Ridgecrest, FL is leaning liberal.
Pinellas County, FL is leaning liberal. In Pinellas County, FL 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pinellas county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.2%.
Pinellas county flipped Democratic in most recent Presidential election (2016 and 2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgecrest, FL is leaning liberal.
Pinellas County, Florida is leaning liberal.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ridgecrest, Florida: d r d d r d
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 Ridgecrest, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,410 contributions totaling $68,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 565 contributions totaling $203,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)