Ridgeway leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Ridgeway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgeway, ~23% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~23% 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 65 neighbors.
Ridgeway runs about 47 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ridgeway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgeway. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 25 points.
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 Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Ridgeway runs about 47 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Ridgeway drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ridgeway, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
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
- Chestnut Knob, VA R+21
- Horse Pasture, VA R+26
- Irisburg, VA R+18
- Koehler, VA D+22
- Martinsville, VA D+7
- Spencer, VA R+47
- Preston, VA R+44
- Stoneville, NC R+53
- Eden, NC R+23
- Jones Creek, VA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baywood, NY D+8
- Brigantine, NJ R+9
- Tijeras, NM R+11
- Clarion, PA R+22
- Baltimore Highlands, MD D+12
- Pine Ridge, FL R+44
- New Boston, TX R+20
- Strathmore, NJ R+11
- Inverness, IL D+7
- Fairfield, NJ R+38
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.