Pine Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Pine Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Ridge, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% 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 95 neighbors.
Pine Ridge runs about 28 points more Republican than Kentucky 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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Pine Ridge drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pine Ridge fits that profile on both counts.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Pine Ridge, KY does.
Why turnout in Pine Ridge looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pine Ridge sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rogers, KY R+55
- Torrent, KY R+55
- Stillwater, KY R+60
- Slade, KY R+65
- Valeria, KY R+61
- Mary, KY R+59
- Standing Rock, KY R+67
- Zoe, KY R+65
- Campton, KY R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Leeds, ME R+37
- Copley, OH R+4
- Homewood, CA D+3
- Bradford, ME R+36
- Ulman, MO R+73
- Sampson, WI R+45
- Paulding, MS D+36
- Utopia, TX R+70
- Oak Ridge, LA R+60
- DeWitt, NE R+56
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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.