River Ridge, Louisiana is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish. It is a small community of just over 8,000 people and is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride. The politics in River Ridge are largely determined by the members of the Jefferson Parish Council, which oversees all matters related to local government and policy. The current council members are dedicated to ensuring that River Ridge has the resources it needs to improve quality of life in the area. They are focused on providing access to education, public infrastructure, healthcare options, and other services necessary for residents to thrive. Additionally, they are committed to listening to feedback from community members and advocating for their interests in state and federal legislatures.
The political climate in River Ridge, LA is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, LA 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson parish remained strongly Republican, 54.7% to 43.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
River Ridge, LA is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
New Orleans-Metairie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Louisiana is moderately 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.
River Ridge, Louisiana: 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 River Ridge, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,732 contributions totaling $182,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,548 contributions totaling $901,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $582 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)