Ransomville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Ransomville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ransomville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ransomville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ransomville leans more Republican than 38 of 47 neighbors.
Ransomville runs about 52 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Ransomville 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 Ransomville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Ransomville live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Ransomville are family households, above 88% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Ransomville, NC does.
Why turnout in Ransomville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ransomville 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 65%, above 69% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winsteadville, NC R+57
- Wades Point, NC R+58
- Yeatesville, NC R+56
- Gaylord, NC R+28
- Bath, NC R+56
- Belhaven, NC Even
- Bayview, NC R+48
- Pantego, NC R+27
- Core Point, NC R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Progress, VA R+49
- Kelly, SC R+37
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Letcher, SD R+60
- Hanston, KS R+77
- Fredville, MO R+64
- Willhite, LA R+81
- Bud, IN R+57
- Sadlersville, TN R+54
- Cottage Hill, FL R+63
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board 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.