Ridgeland, MS is a small town located in Madison County with a population of just over 25,000 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and board of aldermen who work to ensure the safety and well-being of the community. There are several local political candidates running for office in Ridgeland this year and they are campaigning on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic growth, and public safety. Each candidate has different views on how to best serve the citizens of Ridgeland and it will be up to voters to decide which candidate best reflects their values and beliefs. With the election coming up soon, it's important for residents to educate themselves on the issues being discussed so that they can make an informed decision when voting this November.
The political climate in Ridgeland, MS is leaning conservative.
Madison County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, MS 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeland, MS is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Mississippi 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.
Ridgeland, Mississippi: 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 Ridgeland, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,148 contributions totaling $1,140,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,452 contributions totaling $4,103,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $551 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)