Park Ridge, Wisconsin is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. It is known for its vibrant community and strong sense of local pride. The politics in Park Ridge are focused on maintaining the quality of life in the town and ensuring that those who live there have their voices heard. There is a strong commitment to public engagement, with regular town hall meetings and public forums to discuss important issues and strategies for addressing them. Local political candidates focus on representing their constituents’ best interests, while also advocating for responsible fiscal management, environmental protection, and social justice. Overall, Park Ridge is a great place to live due to its friendly atmosphere and vibrant politics.
The political climate in Park Ridge, WI is leaning liberal.
Portage County, WI is leaning liberal. In Portage County, WI 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained Democratic, 50.3% to 47.5%.
Portage county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Park Ridge, WI is leaning liberal.
Portage County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Park Ridge, Wisconsin: D D D D d d
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 Park Ridge, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,639 contributions totaling $99,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $43,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)