Ranger is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Ranger typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ranger, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ranger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ranger leans more Republican than 91 of 117 neighbors.
Ranger runs about 29 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Ranger 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 Ranger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ranger, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ranger sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ranger, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ranger looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Ranger report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ranger sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Ranger have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kiahsville, WV R+67
- Price, WV R+67
- Harts, WV R+73
- Leet, WV R+69
- Minerva, WV R+65
- Midkiff, WV R+69
- Sias, WV R+65
- Shively, WV R+72
- Big Creek, WV R+66
- Nestlow, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olean, MO R+73
- Round Lake, NY D+14
- Malesus, TN R+54
- Bowlegs, OK R+66
- Silver Lake, TX R+79
- Blue Hill, NE R+70
- Cleveland, SC R+64
- South Torrington, WY R+59
- West Baldwin, ME R+24
- Georges Mills, NH D+10
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia 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.