Forks Of Salmon leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Forks Of Salmon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forks Of Salmon, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forks Of Salmon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forks Of Salmon leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Forks Of Salmon runs about 44 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Forks Of Salmon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Forks Of Salmon 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 Forks Of Salmon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Forks Of Salmon live in densely developed areas, about 56 points below the California average of 58%. Forks Of Salmon runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Forks Of Salmon, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forks Of Salmon looks the way it does
Turnout in Forks Of Salmon 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.
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- Weitchpec, CA D+38
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- Willow Creek, CA D+10
- Mugginsville, CA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orihula, WI R+37
- Manheim, WV R+67
- South Lynchburg, SC D+49
- Lisbon, MO R+61
- Jefferson, TN R+74
- Bairdstown, OH R+49
- Ekwok, AK D+27
- Ayr, ND R+44
- The Glen, NH R+38
- Heavener Grove, WV R+64
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.