Ridgetop, TN is a small town with a population of just under 10,000 people. Despite its size, politics are an important part of life in the town. The local government consists of the mayor and four city council members who are all elected to two-year terms. Residents often take an active role in local politics, attending city council meetings and electing officials that best represent them and their interests. From infrastructure improvements to recreational programs, Ridgetop's elected officials work to ensure their constituents' needs are taken into account when making decisions that affect the community. With open communication between residents and officials, Ridgetop has been able to maintain a vibrant and engaged political environment.
The political climate in Ridgetop, TN is strongly conservative.
Robertson County, TN is very conservative. In Robertson County, TN 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Robertson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.8%.
Robertson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgetop, TN is strongly conservative.
Robertson County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ridgetop, Tennessee: d 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 Ridgetop, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,319 contributions totaling $205,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,685 contributions totaling $325,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)