Ridgway leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Ridgway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ridgway, ~49% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ridgway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ridgway leans more Democratic than 4 of 12 neighbors.
Politically, Ridgway sits close to the rest of Colorado.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ridgway. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+28) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Ridgway 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 Ridgway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Ridgway hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Ridgway, CO does.
Why turnout in Ridgway looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ridgway 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ridgway have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ouray, CO D+24
- Placerville, CO D+44
- Telluride, CO D+51
- Mountain Village, CO D+48
- Cimarron, CO R+6
- Sawpit, CO D+57
- Oak Grove, CO R+35
- Ironton, CO D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, IL R+15
- Waynesburg, OH R+47
- Algona, WA D+11
- Terra Alta, WV R+65
- Jamestown, MI R+37
- Cascade, IA R+35
- Stockdale, TX R+58
- Brookston, IN R+42
- Window Rock, AZ D+41
- Goode, VA R+48
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado 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.