Ringgold leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Ringgold typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ringgold, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ringgold compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ringgold leans more Republican than 13 of 56 neighbors.
Ringgold runs about 4 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ringgold. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+66), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Ringgold 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 Ringgold, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Ringgold hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Ringgold drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ringgold, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ringgold looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 36% of adults in Ringgold report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ringgold sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Ringgold have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jamestown, LA R+64
- Woodardville, LA R+61
- Martin Junction, LA R+40
- Heflin, LA R+28
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Roy, LA R+76
- Sailes, LA R+32
- Hall Summit, LA R+81
- Castor, LA R+59
- Methvin, LA R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taft, OK R+9
- Onancock, VA R+12
- Talihina, OK R+59
- Mahnomen, MN R+7
- Warson Woods, MO Even
- Readfield, ME R+4
- Ashley, OH R+49
- Pownal, VT R+10
- Pedricktown, NJ R+14
- Grand Junction, MI R+31
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.