Ridgeway is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ridgeway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgeway, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% 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 25 of 30 neighbors.
Ridgeway runs about 55 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
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.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ridgeway, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ridgeway, MO sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ridgeway looks the way it does
Turnout in Ridgeway 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
- Eagleville, MO R+73
- Blythedale, MO R+75
- Bethany, MO R+55
- Mount Moriah, MO R+75
- Martinsville, MO R+69
- Cainsville, MO R+73
- Blue Ridge, MO R+75
- Washington Center, MO R+67
- Hatfield, MO R+68
- New Hampton, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eland, WI R+42
- Rices Crossing, TX R+54
- Salix, IA R+50
- Lawrence Springs, TX R+75
- Sand Lake, NY R+7
- Melrose, NM R+59
- Village Of Nagog Woods, MA D+38
- Wentworth, MO R+70
- Dayton, ID R+81
- Kingfield, ME D+6
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.