Ramah is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Ramah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ramah, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ramah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ramah leans more Republican than 35 of 49 neighbors.
Ramah runs about 41 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ramah. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Ramah 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 Ramah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Ramah hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ramah sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Ramah, LA does.
Why turnout in Ramah looks the way it does
Turnout in Ramah 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
- Rosedale, LA R+31
- Grosse Tete, LA R+69
- Slacks, LA D+11
- Maringouin, LA D+20
- Valverda, LA R+51
- Livonia, LA R+69
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Chamberlin, LA R+33
- Butte La Rose, LA R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Summers, WV R+69
- Stanley, MO R+71
- Lantz, WV R+65
- Navajo, MT R+62
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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.