Cana is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Cana typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cana, ~13% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cana leans more Republican than 47 of 59 neighbors.
Cana runs about 71 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Cana is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cana 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 Cana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cana votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Cana runs about 71 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Cana drive to work alone, above 82% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Cana, VA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cana looks the way it does
Turnout in Cana sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ararat, VA R+64
- Gladesboro, VA R+60
- Mount Airy, NC R+49
- Lowgap, NC R+68
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Bottom, NC R+66
- Pipers Gap, VA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Crystal, MN R+23
- New Hill, NC D+4
- Enfield, NH D+6
- South Vienna, OH R+55
- Graysville, TN R+66
- Hawthorne, NV R+47
- Monroeville, IN R+52
- Walters, OK R+63
- Priceville, AL R+63
- Sun City, CA R+15
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.