Ravendale is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Ravendale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ravendale, ~56% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ravendale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ravendale leans more Democratic than 17 of 25 neighbors.
Ravendale runs about 87 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Ravendale sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Ravendale leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ravendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Ravendale is about 2%, about 71 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Ravendale have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Ravendale runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ravendale, Detroit, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ravendale looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 48% of adults in Ravendale report food insecurity, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Ravendale have completed high school, below 90% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ravendale sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Chandler Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Lasalle College Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Morningside, Detroit, MI D+85
- St Jean, Detroit, MI D+87
- Denby, Detroit, MI D+85
- Van Steuban, Detroit, MI D+84
- Yorkshire Woods, Detroit, MI D+85
- Burbank, Detroit, MI D+79
- East English Village, Detroit, MI D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Arlington, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+61
- San Jose Forest, Jacksonville, FL R+23
- Pine Brook, Camp Hill, PA Even
- West Sharyland, Mission, TX R+3
- University Drive, Coral Springs, FL D+15
- O'Fallon, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Helderberg, Albany, NY D+57
- Bryce Canyon North, Oxnard, CA D+36
- Campus Commons, Sacramento, CA D+48
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department of State, 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.