Pine Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Pine Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Ridge, ~27% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Ridge leans more Republican than 7 of 34 neighbors.
Pine Ridge runs about 31 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Pine 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 Pine Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pine Ridge votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 83%, well above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pine Ridge are family households, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Ridge, FL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pine Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pine Ridge is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pine Ridge own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pine Ridge have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beverly Hills, FL R+27
- Holder, FL R+48
- Citrus Springs, FL R+44
- Citrus Hills, FL R+34
- Lecanto, FL R+45
- Crystal River, FL R+44
- Hernando, FL R+46
- Citronelle, FL R+52
- Inverness Highlands North, FL R+35
- Homosassa Springs, FL R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baltimore Highlands, MD D+12
- Inverness, IL D+7
- Strathmore, NJ R+11
- Clarion, PA R+22
- Brigantine, NJ R+9
- Baywood, NY D+8
- Ridgeway, VA R+41
- Tijeras, NM R+11
- New Boston, TX R+20
- Steilacoom, WA D+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division 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.