It was formed on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 administrative reform from the former municipalities of Egvad, Holmsland, Ringkøbing, Skjern, and Videbæk.

New figures concerning Regions and Municipalities of Denmark published by the Ministry of Economics, "Municipal Key Figures" (Danish: "De Kommunale Nøgletal" (www.noegletal.dk)), state that the new municipality from 2011 had a total area, including some water, of 1,494.56 square kilometres (577.05 sq mi), the largest municipality in Denmark by area.

The Mayor of the Municipality since 2018 is Hans Østergaard (Venstre).

Ringkøbing-Skjern's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.

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