Ridgeway leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ridgeway typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgeway, ~25% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgeway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgeway leans more Republican than 26 of 63 neighbors.
Ridgeway runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Ridgeway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ridgeway votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Ridgeway runs about 28 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Ridgeway are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ridgeway, MN sits in the bottom 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 Ridgeway looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Witoka, MN R+22
- Money Creek, MN R+31
- New Hartford, MN R+21
- Pickwick, MN R+23
- Lamoille, MN R+22
- Sugarloaf, MN R+19
- Nodine, MN R+18
- Wilson, MN R+21
- Dakota, MN R+17
- Houston, MN R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winchester, GA D+10
- Otto, WY R+79
- Dukes, MI R+14
- Dunn, TX R+77
- Leflore, MS R+67
- Dille, WV R+60
- Double Branches, GA R+52
- Evans Falls, PA R+46
- Cuzzart, WV R+65
- Turnerville, WY R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota 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.