The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Pleasant Ridge. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Pleasant Ridge tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Pleasant Ridge has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Pleasant Ridge leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Pleasant Ridge, 71.25% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Pleasant Ridge women make up 50.44% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Pleasant Ridge is 47.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Pleasant Ridge a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Pleasant Ridge, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 15% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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- Hazel Park, MI: more conservative voters
- Royal Oak, MI: more conservative voters
- Berkley, MI: more conservative voters
- Madison Heights, MI: more conservative voters
- Highland Park, MI: more liberal voters
- Lathrup Village, MI: more liberal voters
- Clawson, MI: more conservative voters
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- Buras, LA: more conservative voters
- Carrier Mills, IL: more conservative voters
- Chenoa, IL: more conservative voters
- Far Hills, NJ: more conservative voters
- Hebron, IL: more conservative voters
- Jeffersonton, VA: more conservative voters
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