Ridgely, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ridgely

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

Ridgely leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Ridgely typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgely, ~14% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ridgely compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgely leans more Republican than 10 of 69 neighbors.

Ridgely runs about 15 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgely. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 46 points.

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

Ridgely votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, well above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ridgely sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ridgely, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Ridgely looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ridgely 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 50%, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in Ridgely rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Ridgely have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.