The politics in Ridgway Borough, PA are overseen by the Mayor and Borough Council. The borough council is comprised of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and six additional members who are elected by the citizens every four years. The council sets the local laws and policies for the borough and is responsible for budgeting, taxation and public safety. The mayor has veto power over decisions made by the council but can also suggest changes or additions to any regulations or ordinances. There are various local political candidates that are running for office in Ridgway borough each election cycle to represent their constituents’ needs. Local residents pay close attention to election season to ensure that their voices are heard within their government.
The political climate in Ridgway, PA is moderately conservative.
Elk County, PA is very conservative. In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgway, PA is moderately conservative.
Elk County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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.
Ridgway, Pennsylvania: R r d 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 Ridgway, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $4,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)