Ridgeville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Ridgeville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgeville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgeville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgeville leans more Republican than 43 of 93 neighbors.
Ridgeville runs about 43 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Ridgeville hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ridgeville, IN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Ridgeville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Ridgeville have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Randolph, IN R+63
- Powers, IN R+62
- Pennville, IN R+63
- Saratoga, IN R+61
- New Pittsburg, IN R+65
- Stone, IN R+58
- Redkey, IN R+58
- Winchester, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Sulphur Springs, MT R+58
- Waitsburg, WA R+51
- Welch, OK R+69
- Lamar, MS D+12
- Woodridge, NY R+18
- Lead Hill, AR R+68
- Julesburg, CO R+46
- Sweden Center, NY R+23
- Chenequa, WI R+28
- Viola, AR R+68
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.