Etna is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Etna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Etna, ~8% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~31% 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 39 of 71 neighbors.
Etna runs about 74 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
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.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Etna hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Etna are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Etna, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Etna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Etna is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 9 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rock Run, AL R+80
- Cave Spring, GA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Searight, AL R+74
- Sergeant, PA R+46
- Elkinsville, IN R+54
- Roper, KS R+69
- Roscoe, KY R+64
- Twin Bridges, CA R+16
- Elbert, TX R+83
- Maple Mount, KY R+55
- Sellers, MO R+70
- Shady Grove, NC R+34
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.