Pine Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Pine Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Ridge, ~18% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~25% 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 5 of 9 neighbors.
Pine Ridge runs about 16 points more Republican than Idaho 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.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Pine Ridge live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Idaho average of 18%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Ridge, ID sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Pine Ridge have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Meadows, ID R+48
- Fruitvale, ID R+63
- McCall, ID R+36
- Council, ID R+58
- Mackay Bar, ID R+25
- Mesa, ID R+63
- Donnelly, ID R+52
- Roseberry, ID R+51
- Goodrich, ID R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schley, MN Even
- Satin, TX R+68
- Causey, NM R+77
- Trojan, SD R+51
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Susank, KS R+69
- Celeste, GA R+8
- Clover Run, PA R+71
- Maynard, KY R+69
- Griffith, VA R+64
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Idaho 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.