Maple Ridge, Ohio is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is known for its close-knit community and has a population of around 3,000 people. The political environment in Maple Ridge is largely conservative; however, there are some more liberal elements at play in local government. Local elections are held every two years, with citizens selecting from a pool of candidates who want to represent their interests on the city council or as mayor. These elected officials then strive to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met and that any changes to municipal policies are made with their best interests in mind. The issue of taxes is particularly relevant in this small town since it has such few resources and must rely on income generated by residents. Ultimately, Maple Ridge remains an area with strong political ideals and beliefs that shape how it grows and functions over time.
The political climate in Maple Ridge, OH is leaning conservative.
Mahoning County, OH is leaning conservative. In Mahoning County, OH 48.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahoning county flipped narrowly Republican, 50.3% to 48.4%.
Mahoning county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maple Ridge, OH is leaning conservative.
Mahoning County, Ohio is leaning conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning 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.
Maple Ridge, Ohio: D D D D d 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 Maple Ridge, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 814 contributions totaling $59,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $193,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $784 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)