Ronks leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Ronks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ronks, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ronks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ronks leans more Republican than 102 of 151 neighbors.
Ronks runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ronks. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Ronks 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 Ronks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ronks votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ronks are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Ronks, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ronks looks the way it does
Turnout in Ronks 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.
Nearby Cities
- Soudersburg, PA R+42
- Bird-in-Hand, PA R+36
- Gordonville, PA R+50
- Paradise, PA R+53
- Smoketown, PA R+36
- Strasburg, PA R+49
- Witmer, PA R+27
- Lampeter, PA R+25
- Leola, PA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Decatur, AR R+63
- Mattapoisett Center, MA D+13
- Buena Vista, GA R+3
- Holton, MI R+33
- Waterloo, IN R+51
- Volga, SD R+46
- Cumberland Gap, TN R+60
- Limerick, ME R+27
- Brookston, IN R+42
- Jamestown, MI R+37
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.