Fort Jones leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Fort Jones typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Jones, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Jones compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Jones leans more Republican than 8 of 15 neighbors.
Fort Jones runs about 51 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Fort Jones is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Jones. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fort Jones 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 Fort Jones, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Jones votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, far below the California average of 58%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Fort Jones runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Fort Jones, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fort Jones looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Jones 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
- Oro Fino, CA R+33
- Greenview, CA R+33
- Mugginsville, CA R+29
- Scott Bar, CA R+26
- Etna, CA R+24
- Yreka, CA R+23
- Grenada, CA R+44
- Horse Creek, CA R+27
- Klamath River, CA R+31
- Gazelle, CA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Northwest, NC R+28
- Elkhart, KS R+71
- New Knoxville, OH R+67
- Kentland, IN R+44
- Mound Bayou, MS D+80
- Burlington, MI R+47
- Waurika, OK R+66
- Ravenna, NE R+61
- Macedonia, GA R+60
- Holcombe, WI R+37
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.