The politics in 24148 Ridgeway, VA are quite diverse. There is a mix of both local and federal representatives that make up the political landscape of this small town. At the local level, there are several candidates running for office in this year's election. These include incumbents such as Mayor David Smith and Councilwoman Susan Macken. Additionally, there are also several newcomers seeking to represent their constituents on the city council including Joe Anderson and Jennifer Lopez. All of these candidates have different visions for how they will lead the town and make positive changes in the community. No matter which candidate is elected, it is certain that Ridgeway will have a strong presence in Virginia politics moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 24148 (Ridgeway, VA) is strongly conservative.
Henry County, VA is strongly conservative. In Henry County, VA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 35.0%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 24148 (Ridgeway, VA) is strongly conservative.
Ridgeway, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Virginia is strongly conservative.
Martinsville Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Virginia is somewhat 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.
Ridgeway, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 24148 (Ridgeway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $7,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)