Ramah is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Ramah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ramah, ~8% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~34% 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 62 of 71 neighbors.
Ramah runs about 47 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Ramah drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ramah sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Ramah are family households, above 81% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ramah, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ramah looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ramah sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Five Points, TN R+77
- Idaho, TN R+77
- Loretto, TN R+67
- Busby, TN R+68
- Leoma, TN R+73
- Revilo, TN R+74
- Long Branch, TN R+72
- Lexington, AL R+78
- Fallriver, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arena, ND R+68
- Royal, NC R+23
- Sandfield, AL R+59
- Georgetown, AR R+63
- Upper St. Regis, NY D+18
- Gwin, MS D+66
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of 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.