Ravenna is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Ravenna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ravenna, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ravenna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ravenna leans more Republican than 40 of 107 neighbors.
Ravenna runs about 32 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ravenna. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Ravenna 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 Ravenna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ravenna, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ravenna, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ravenna looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ravenna sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pitts, KY R+68
- Crystal, KY R+66
- Millers Creek, KY R+67
- Irvine, KY R+63
- Wagersville, KY R+63
- Vaughns Mill, KY R+67
- Witt Springs, KY R+62
- Wisemantown, KY R+64
- Yellow Rock, KY R+66
- Standing Rock, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warfield, KY R+75
- Gilbert, WV R+76
- Sligo, KY R+54
- Lima Center, WI R+23
- Sykesville, PA R+53
- Pilot Hill, CA R+22
- Dunkirk, OH R+59
- Tidwell, TN R+58
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Maribel, WI R+45
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky 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.