The politics in 15853 Ridgway, PA are centered around the local government and its leaders. The town is served by a Mayor-council system which consists of a mayor and four council members who are elected by the residents. The primary focus for these elected officials is on providing the best services possible to their constituents, such as maintaining roads, promoting economic development, and protecting public safety. The Mayor has the authority to create ordinances and policies that affect the town's citizens, while the Council members work together to debate and pass legislation. Additionally, residents of 15853 Ridgway have access to representatives from state and federal government offices located nearby. These representatives are available to help with any issues related to state or federal policy that may arise within their district.
The political climate in Zip 15853 (Ridgway, PA) is strongly conservative.
Elk County, PA is very conservative. In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15853 (Ridgway, PA) is strongly conservative.
Ridgway, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Elk County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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Pennsylvania 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.
Ridgway, Pennsylvania: R r d 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 15853 (Ridgway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $4,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)