\nRidgeville, SC is a small town located in the Southern part of the United States. It is governed by a mayor and a city council that are elected to serve the people of Ridgeville. The mayor and city council are responsible for creating policies and laws that improve the quality of life for citizens. For example, they have recently worked on infrastructure projects to improve roads and public transportation options in the area. Additionally, Ridgeville has two political parties: Democrat and Republican, each striving to find common ground on issues such as healthcare, education, taxes, and immigration. As Ridgeville continues to grow it will be important for its citizens to stay informed about local politics so they can make sure their voices are heard in decisions impacting their community.
The political climate in Ridgeville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, SC is somewhat conservative. In Dorchester County, SC 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dorchester county remained strongly Republican, 54.2% to 43.8%.
Dorchester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeville, SC is somewhat conservative.
Dorchester County, South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Charleston-North Charleston Metro Area is leaning liberal.
South Carolina 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.
Ridgeville, South Carolina: 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 Ridgeville, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $603 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $7,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)