Etna leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Etna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Etna, ~28% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Etna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Etna leans more Republican than 4 of 13 neighbors.
Etna runs about 45 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Etna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Etna 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 Etna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Etna votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well below the California average of 58%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Etna runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Etna, CA does.
Why turnout in Etna looks the way it does
Turnout in Etna 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
- Greenview, CA R+33
- Callahan, CA R+26
- Mugginsville, CA R+29
- Oro Fino, CA R+33
- Fort Jones, CA R+31
- Scott Bar, CA R+26
- Gazelle, CA R+34
- Grenada, CA R+44
- Yreka, CA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flemington, PA R+44
- Elm Grove, LA R+70
- Zuni, NM D+74
- East Burke, VT R+5
- Silver Point, TN R+65
- Barney, GA R+64
- St. Georges, DE Even
- Orangeville, UT R+76
- Cutler, OH R+54
- Sunny Side, GA R+25
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary 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.