Raven is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Raven typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raven, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Raven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Raven leans more Republican than 24 of 131 neighbors.
Raven runs about 70 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Raven is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Raven. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Raven 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 Raven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Raven votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Raven runs about 70 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Raven are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Raven, VA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Raven looks the way it does
Turnout in Raven sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Doran, VA R+66
- Richlands, VA R+57
- Vandyke, VA R+69
- Lynn Spring, VA R+71
- Red Ash, VA R+67
- Swords Creek, VA R+70
- Seaboard, VA R+68
- Cedar Bluff, VA R+68
- Marvin, VA R+68
- Gardner, VA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springport, MI R+43
- Dexter, NY R+30
- Montpelier, IN R+58
- Grapeland, TX R+52
- Luzerne, PA R+12
- Hanna City, IL R+32
- Lincoln Heights, OH D+89
- Silver Creek, MS D+8
- Nineveh, IN R+51
- Springfield, MN R+51
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.