Ridgefield leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Ridgefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgefield, ~39% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgefield leans more Republican than 24 of 57 neighbors.
Ridgefield runs about 23 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ridgefield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgefield. The east side is the most split-leaning (R+17) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ridgefield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, modestly below the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Ridgefield are family households, above 84% of cities. Ridgefield runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Ridgefield, WA does.
Why turnout in Ridgefield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ridgefield 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 96% of adults in Ridgefield have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sara, WA R+7
- Salmon Creek, WA D+14
- La Center, WA R+31
- Battle Ground, WA R+21
- Hazel Dell, WA D+19
- St. Helens, OR R+9
- Warren, OR R+16
- Woodland, WA R+31
- Columbia City, OR R+22
- Five Corners, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alta Loma, CA R+14
- Carthage, MO R+40
- Ada, OK R+32
- Stony Brook, NY D+23
- Lebanon, MO R+55
- Orange City, FL R+25
- Blue Island, IL D+46
- Capitol Heights, MD D+85
- Portsmouth, NH D+39
- East Renton Highlands, WA D+23
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington 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.