Ridgecrest leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Ridgecrest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgecrest, ~14% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgecrest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgecrest leans more Republican than 14 of 42 neighbors.
Ridgecrest runs about 14 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgecrest. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+54) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 123 points.
Why Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Ridgecrest drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ridgecrest sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Ridgecrest are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ridgecrest, LA sits in the bottom 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 Ridgecrest looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ridgecrest is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 9 points below the Louisiana average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Ridgecrest report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Ridgecrest have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ferriday, LA D+24
- Minorca, LA R+17
- St. Genevieve, LA R+74
- Vidalia, LA R+50
- Red Gum, LA R+67
- Morville, LA R+47
- Frogmore, LA R+42
- Clayton, LA D+12
- Spokane, LA R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Talco, TX R+69
- Maple Hill, NC R+10
- Russell, MA R+17
- Gamerco, NM D+20
- Boonville, CA D+35
- Sweetser, IN R+50
- Terza, MS R+26
- Folsom, NJ R+30
- Bel-Nor, MO D+68
- Andreas, PA R+52
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.