Pleasant Ridge leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pleasant Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Ridge, ~43% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Ridge leans more Democratic than 41 of 49 neighbors.
Pleasant Ridge runs about 10 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Pleasant 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 Pleasant Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Pleasant Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Ridge, WI sits in the top tenth 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 Pleasant Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Pleasant Ridge have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edmund, WI D+12
- Helena, WI Even
- Ridgeway, WI Even
- Spring Green, WI R+18
- Dodgeville, WI R+14
- Arena, WI R+4
- Barneveld, WI Even
- Jonesdale, WI R+4
- Avoca, WI R+14
- Blue Mounds, WI D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acworth, NH R+27
- Center Hill, PA R+58
- Elrama, PA R+37
- Thomas Settlement, NY R+36
- Cold Stream, WV R+61
- Orleans Four Corners, NY R+45
- Middle Spring, PA R+46
- Pellettown, NJ R+37
- Klotzville, LA D+62
- Oceanside, OR D+16
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.