Baker Ridge is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Baker Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baker Ridge, ~31% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baker Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Baker Ridge sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 168 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 4 leaning the other way.
Baker Ridge runs about 44 points more Democratic than West Virginia as a whole. West Virginia leans Republican overall, while Baker Ridge sits closer to the political middle.
Why Baker Ridge leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Baker Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Baker Ridge votes against the grain of West Virginia. West Virginia leans Republican overall, while Baker Ridge runs about 44 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Baker Ridge, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Baker Ridge looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Baker Ridge rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cheat Lake, WV R+7
- Morgantown, WV D+13
- Star City, WV D+20
- Point Marion, PA R+49
- Westover, WV D+5
- Randall, WV R+30
- Granville, WV R+5
- Dilliner, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Big River, CA R+46
- Bolivar, WV D+26
- Noxon, MT R+57
- Salol, MN R+50
- Wilton, ND R+63
- Jetmore, KS R+77
- Shipman, MS R+87
- Jackson, NH Even
- Orangefield, TX R+69
- Tanglewood, TX R+73
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.