Ridge, MO is a small town located in the southwest corner of the state. It is a quiet community with a strong sense of community spirit. While Ridge does not have its own local politicians, it does take part in regional and national politics. Local citizens are politically active and often come together to discuss important issues such as education, healthcare, taxes, and public safety. They also participate in elections by voting for different candidates who represent their values and interests. By doing so, they ensure that their voices are being heard both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Ridge, MO is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, MO is very conservative. In Carroll County, MO 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 17.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridge, MO is strongly conservative.
Carroll County, Missouri 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.
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 Ridge, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $9,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)