Ravena, NY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ravena

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Ravena leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Ravena typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ravena, ~28% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ravena compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ravena leans more Republican than 83 of 136 neighbors.

Ravena runs about 26 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Ravena is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ravena. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Ravena 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 Ravena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Ravena votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 55%, well above the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Ravena runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ravena, NY sits in the top quarter 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 Ravena looks the way it does

Turnout in Ravena sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York 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.