Green Ridge, Missouri is a small but vibrant city in the state's Midwestern region. Politically, the city leans toward a predominantly Democratic voter base, with strong support for progressive policies and candidates at both the local and state levels. In recent years, Green Ridge has seen an increase in voter registration and turnout at municipal elections, particularly from younger citizens eager to engage in the community and have their voices heard. Local political candidates who have emerged from Green Ridge include Robby Davis, an advocate for education reform, Rich Schneiderman, a vocal leader on affordable housing initiatives, and Joy Stevenson-Campbell, an advocate for environmental protection. Across all of Green Ridge’s political races, candidates strive to better serve the needs of their constituents by introducing new ideas and focusing on important issues that will ultimately help create a brighter future for the city.
The political climate in Green Ridge, MO is very conservative.
Pettis County, MO is very conservative. In Pettis County, MO 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pettis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.0%.
Pettis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Green Ridge, MO is very conservative.
Pettis County, Missouri is very conservative.
Sedalia Metro Area is very conservative.
Missouri 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.
Green Ridge, Missouri: 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 Green Ridge, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)