Ranshaw is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Ranshaw typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ranshaw, ~12% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ranshaw compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ranshaw leans more Republican than 128 of 169 neighbors.
Ranshaw runs about 54 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ranshaw. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Ranshaw 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 Ranshaw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Ranshaw hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ranshaw, PA sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ranshaw looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Ranshaw have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coal Run, PA R+43
- Kulpmont, PA R+34
- Marion Heights, PA R+31
- Shamokin, PA R+32
- Coal Township, PA R+35
- Locust Gap, PA R+41
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA R+31
- Strong, PA R+41
- Excelsior, PA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chestnut, IL R+55
- West Finley, PA R+59
- West Hollis, ME R+29
- Plum Tree, VA R+37
- Eureka, WI R+41
- Parkertown, OH R+45
- Triplett, NC R+10
- Ceylon, MN R+56
- Patten, GA R+57
- Redford, NY R+28
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.