Maple Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Maple Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple Ridge, ~16% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple Ridge leans more Republican than 97 of 115 neighbors.
Maple Ridge runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Maple 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 Maple Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Maple Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Ohio average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Maple Ridge are family households, above 94% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Maple Ridge, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Maple Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Maple Ridge sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sebring, OH R+24
- North Benton, OH R+54
- Beloit, OH R+52
- Alliance, OH R+23
- Limaville, OH R+52
- Damascus, OH R+56
- Deerfield, OH R+49
- Driftwood, OH R+48
- Homeworth, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawrence, OK R+69
- Fletcher, TX R+81
- Cassandra, PA R+60
- Houghtonville, VT D+21
- Hopewell, SC R+63
- Steuben Valley, NY R+38
- Witt Springs, KY R+62
- Iatan, MO R+41
- Roderfield, WV R+71
- Chalybeate Springs, GA R+34
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.