Cedar Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Cedar Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Ridge, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Ridge leans more Republican than 85 of 121 neighbors.
Cedar Ridge runs about 45 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Cedar 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 Cedar Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Cedar Ridge are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedar Ridge, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cedar Ridge looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Cedar Ridge own their home, about 12 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Oxford, PA R+38
- Hampton, PA R+51
- Abbottstown, PA R+48
- Guldens, PA R+37
- East Berlin, PA R+46
- Plainview, PA R+51
- Hunterstown, PA R+31
- McSherrystown, PA R+32
- Bonneauville, PA R+39
- Hanover, PA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Pottery Addition, OH R+54
- Philip Junction, SD R+73
- Peru, OH R+57
- Lewis and Clark Village, MO R+62
- Linville Falls, NC R+64
- Englewood, KS R+73
- White City, MI R+31
- Rowland, KY R+65
- Mill Grove, PA R+50
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.