Ridgeside, TN is a small rural town with a population of roughly 10,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its friendly residents and beautiful scenery. The politics in Ridgeside are largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. Every two years, the citizens of Ridgeside have the opportunity to elect local representatives to represent them in city council meetings and other related public forums. Additionally, each four years the citizens can vote for candidates running for mayor who will serve as the primary spokesperson and decision maker for Ridgeside. The current Mayor is Greg Hawkins, who was elected in 2018 and is up for re-election this coming November. All residents of Ridgeside are encouraged to exercise their right to vote and be involved in their local political process in order to ensure that the best interests of the community are being met.
The political climate in Ridgeside, TN is leaning conservative.
Hamilton County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hamilton County, TN 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeside, TN is leaning conservative.
Hamilton County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Chattanooga Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Tennessee is moderately 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.
Ridgeside, Tennessee: 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 Ridgeside, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 508 contributions totaling $55,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $34,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)