Ridgeley, West Virginia is a small town situated in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a tight-knit community and is very proud of its rich heritage and culture. Politics in Ridgeley are diverse with representatives from both major parties running for office. The local politicians are focused on promoting economic growth, improving infrastructure, and advocating for the needs of their constituents. They are also dedicated to protecting the environment and encouraging responsible development. The people of Ridgeley have a great respect for their elected officials and take part in important decisions that shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Ridgeley, WV is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, WV is very conservative. In Mineral County, WV 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mineral county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.7%.
Mineral county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ridgeley, WV is strongly conservative.
Mineral County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Cumberland Metro Area is very conservative.
West Virginia is very 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.
Ridgeley, West Virginia: 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 Ridgeley, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $6,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)