Ramona leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Ramona typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ramona, ~25% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ramona compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ramona leans more Democratic than 8 of 18 neighbors.
Ramona runs about 13 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Why Ramona leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ramona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ramona live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Ramona, Riverside, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ramona looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in Ramona have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Airport, Riverside, CA D+9
- Presidential Park, Riverside, CA D+5
- Arlington, Riverside, CA D+11
- Casablanca, Riverside, CA D+17
- Magnolia Center, Riverside, CA D+8
- Arlanza, Riverside, CA D+15
- Grand, Riverside, CA D+4
- Arlington South, Riverside, CA R+2
- Arlington Heights, Riverside, CA R+8
- Wood Streets, Riverside, CA D+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Central, Pasadena, CA D+51
- Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+73
- Flint Village, Fall River, MA Even
- Metro West, Orlando, FL D+20
- Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, TX D+33
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD D+79
- Northwest Austin, Austin, TX D+25
- Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY D+78
- UC Irvine, Irvine, CA D+70
- Highland, St. Paul, MN D+60
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.