Ridley, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and cultural heritage that have been shaped by its strong sense of community and local politics. Over the years, Ridley has produced some notable political figures including former Governor Ed Rendell, who served two terms as governor from 2003 – 2011. Despite its relatively small size, Ridley boasts an active political scene with a range of candidates running for office every year. From city council members to county commissioners to state representatives and senators, Ridley residents are able to get involved in local politics in a meaningful way. With an emphasis on transparency and collaboration between elected officials and the community at large, the town of Ridley is committed to working together to create a better future for all residents.
The political climate in Ridley, PA is somewhat liberal.
Delaware County, PA is strongly liberal. In Delaware County, PA 62.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.8% to 36.0%.
Delaware county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridley, PA is somewhat liberal.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Pennsylvania 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.
Ridley, Pennsylvania: D D D D D D
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 Ridley, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,588 contributions totaling $1,045,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,048 contributions totaling $410,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)