Ridgeway, MI is a small town with a population of around 10,000 people and is known for its tight-knit community. The local politics in Ridgeway are focused on making sure the town remains an inviting and safe place to live for everyone. The local government works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to the resources they need, such as quality education, healthcare, and job opportunities. They also strive to protect the environment and maintain a strong economy by encouraging local businesses to thrive. The political candidates running in Ridgeway are dedicated to upholding these goals and look forward to continuing efforts towards making Ridgeway one of the best places to live in Michigan.
The political climate in Ridgeway, MI is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeway, MI is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan is leaning 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.
Ridgeway, Michigan: r 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 Ridgeway, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $53,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $30,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)