Ransom leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ransom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ransom, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ransom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ransom leans more Republican than 101 of 153 neighbors.
Ransom runs about 36 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Ransom 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 Ransom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Ransom drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ransom, PA 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 Ransom looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ransom is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Ransom own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Upper Exeter, PA R+30
- Milwaukee, PA R+23
- West Pittston, PA R+7
- Exeter, PA R+12
- Duryea, PA R+10
- Wyoming, PA R+16
- Pittston, PA R+13
- Hughestown, PA R+12
- Old Forge, PA R+5
- West Wyoming, PA R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
- Monie, MD R+49
- Caney Valley, AR R+75
- Canoncito, NM D+17
- Calis, WV R+63
- Elba, LA R+82
- Elamville, AL R+19
- Millhurst, IL R+34
- Little Point Sable, MI R+25
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.