Ridgeway, IA is home to a diverse range of people and opinions when it comes to politics. The town has a long history of civic engagement and its citizens have always taken part in the political process. Every election cycle, local residents come together to discuss their views on policy and the candidates they are considering voting for. During this process, Ridgeway's citizens work hard to make sure each candidate is thoroughly evaluated and debated before casting their ballot. People are passionate about their beliefs and strive to make sure the best candidate is elected each time. This dedication to the political process makes Ridgeway a great example of strong civic engagement in action.
The political climate in Ridgeway, IA is moderately conservative.
Winneshiek County, IA is leaning conservative. In Winneshiek County, IA 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winneshiek county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Winneshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeway, IA is moderately conservative.
Winneshiek County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Iowa 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.
Ridgeway, Iowa: r d D D 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, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $30 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)