Ridgetop is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Ridgetop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgetop, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgetop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgetop leans more Republican than 22 of 61 neighbors.
Ridgetop runs about 23 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgetop. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Ridgetop 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 Ridgetop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ridgetop votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ridgetop are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ridgetop, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ridgetop looks the way it does
Turnout in Ridgetop sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenbrier, TN R+54
- Millersville, TN R+46
- Goodlettsville, TN R+8
- White House, TN R+49
- Springfield, TN R+24
- Joelton, TN R+50
- Whites Creek, TN D+21
- Flewellyn, TN R+65
- Coopertown, TN R+63
- Madison, TN D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Catalina, AZ R+19
- Crouse, NC R+61
- Eunice, NM R+61
- Lowes Island, VA D+20
- Norton, KS R+65
- Otto, NC R+43
- Gregory, TX R+20
- Staley, NC R+54
- Grantsville, MD R+60
- Beloit, OH R+52
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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.