Ridgeway, KS is a small town with a population of approximately 4,500. It is located in the northeastern corner of Kansas and is part of the Fort Scott Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ridgeway has no political candidates running for office because it is not large enough to have its own local government. Despite this, residents of Ridgeway still take an active interest in their state and national politics as members of different political parties. They often voice opinions on issues that affect their daily lives, such as taxes, healthcare, education, and environmental regulations. Furthermore, many residents are involved in grassroots organizations that address local issues like poverty or clean-up efforts for neglected infrastructure. Although Ridgeway does not yet have any local politicians running for office, residents here remain engaged in politics and continue to work towards making their community a better place to live.
The political climate in Ridgeway, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeway, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Kansas 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, Kansas: 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 Ridgeway, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $15,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $4,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)