Ridgeland, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ridgeland

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Ridgeland leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Ridgeland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgeland, ~34% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ridgeland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgeland leans more Democratic than 38 of 44 neighbors.

Ridgeland runs about 34 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Ridgeland is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgeland. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+41), a spread of about 87 points.

Why Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Ridgeland hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Ridgeland sits in the top fifth on density (about 72%, above 92% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Ridgeland have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ridgeland, MS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Ridgeland looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ridgeland 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 15%, about 6 points above the Mississippi average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Ridgeland rent, compared to around 22% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.