Lake Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Lake Ridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Ridge, ~10% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Ridge leans more Republican than 98 of 175 neighbors.
Lake Ridge runs about 19 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Lake 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 Lake Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Lake Ridge drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lake Ridge, WV sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lake Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lake Ridge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Lake Ridge report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rosemont, WV R+59
- Flemington, WV R+59
- Maple Lake, WV R+55
- Meadland, WV R+56
- Wendel, WV R+58
- Saltwell, WV R+37
- Ryanville, WV R+34
- Simpson, WV R+62
- Oral Lake, WV R+57
- Bridgeport, WV R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wende, AL D+35
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Wheeler, WV R+67
- Gaars Mill, LA R+84
- Putnam, GA R+35
- McKinley Park, AK R+36
- Nenzel, NE R+84
- Stirum, ND R+56
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Stonington, MI R+31
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.