Ridge Spring, SC is a small town located in the upstate region of South Carolina. The town has a long and rich history with strong roots in the Civil War. The politics in Ridge Spring are based on local issues that affect the residents of the town, such as education, healthcare, transportation, and economic development. A variety of local politicians are running for political positions to represent their constituents and bring progress to the area. While there is no one specific political party dominant in Ridge Spring, each candidate strives to promote values like integrity, fiscal responsibility, and respect for the community's cultural diversity. Each candidate strives to make sure that every citizen has access to quality services that will better their lives and improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Ridge Spring, SC is moderately conservative.
Saluda County, SC is very conservative. In Saluda County, SC 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saluda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.9%.
Saluda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridge Spring, SC is moderately conservative.
Saluda County, South Carolina is very conservative.
Columbia 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.
Ridge Spring, 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 Ridge Spring, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $130,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,604 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)