Ripley leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Ripley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ripley, ~13% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ripley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ripley leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Ripley runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Ripley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ripley 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 Ripley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Ripley hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points below the California average of 35%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Ripley drive to work alone, above 92% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Ripley are family households, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ripley, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ripley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ripley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Ripley rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Ripley report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Reids, LA R+88
- Plattenville, LA D+33
- Rodessa, LA R+49
- Gary, MN R+25
- Pine Village, IN R+57
- Attica, WI R+9
- Black Oak, AR R+65
- Smyrna, NC R+50
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
- Malcom, IA R+46
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.