Ravenna leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Ravenna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ravenna, ~25% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~17% 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 39 of 61 neighbors.
Ravenna runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
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 many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Ravenna are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ravenna, MI sits in the bottom 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 Ravenna looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Ravenna own their home, about 8 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Slocum, MI R+45
- Moorland, MI R+41
- Sullivan, MI R+39
- Casnovia, MI R+44
- Conklin, MI R+48
- Bailey, MI R+43
- Wolf Lake, MI R+23
- Coopersville, MI R+36
- Bridgeton, MI R+44
- Fruitport, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prescott, AR R+8
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
- Freeport, PA R+44
- Homer, LA D+9
- Hickory Creek, TX R+29
- Stone Park, IL D+23
- Crane, TX R+48
- Hope, RI R+14
- Adamstown, MD R+6
- Cold Spring, NY D+29
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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.