Ridgefield, WA is an idyllic town located in Clark County. It has a small population of just over 6,900 people and is mainly suburban with some rural areas nearby. The town has a long political heritage and has been governed by several local officials over the years. As of now, there are three main political candidates that are vying for positions on the City Council: Jason Hinchey, Cathy Rosendahl, and Trent Bergman. All three candidates have expressed their commitment to making Ridgefield a better place to live by promoting vibrant economic development and improving public services such as education and transportation. Each candidate brings different perspectives to the table that reflect the diverse interests of citizens in 98642 Ridgefield, WA. Residents of this wonderful city have an opportunity to vote for who they believe will best represent their interests on the City Council this November.
The political climate in Zip 98642 (Ridgefield, WA) is leaning conservative.
Clark County, WA is leaning liberal. In Clark County, WA 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained moderately Democratic, 51.0% to 45.9%.
Clark county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98642 (Ridgefield, WA) is leaning conservative.
Ridgefield, Washington is leaning conservative.
Clark County, Washington is leaning liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Washington is moderately 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.
Ridgefield, Washington: r r 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 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 98642 (Ridgefield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,525 contributions totaling $131,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $121,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)