Ridgway, IL is a small town located in the southwestern region of the state. Although it is a small community, politics are an important part of life here. With the 2020 election on the horizon, many citizens have become actively involved in local politics, attending rallies and engaging with their elected officials. The main focus of Ridgway's politics has been on issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. Residents have voiced concerns about the need for improved infrastructure to support local businesses and attract new ones to bolster the economy. Mayor Jim Davis has worked diligently over his tenure to increase job opportunities and promote civic engagement. He has created a number of initiatives designed to strengthen Ridgway's economy while also improving its quality of life. Other candidates running for office also share these same goals but bring their own unique perspectives and ideas that they hope will help improve Ridgway even further.
The political climate in Ridgway, IL is strongly conservative.
Gallatin County, IL is very conservative. In Gallatin County, IL 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.3%.
Gallatin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgway, IL is strongly conservative.
Gallatin County, Illinois is very conservative.
Illinois 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.
Ridgway, Illinois: d 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 Ridgway, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)