Mount Aukum leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mount Aukum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Aukum, ~24% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Aukum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Aukum leans more Republican than 29 of 44 neighbors.
Mount Aukum runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Mount Aukum is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mount Aukum 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 Mount Aukum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mount Aukum live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mount Aukum are family households, above 80% of cities. Mount Aukum runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mount Aukum, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Aukum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Aukum is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Mount Aukum own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Volcano, CA R+30
- Kit Carson, CA R+28
- Nashville, CA R+36
- Grizzly Flats, CA R+30
- Pioneer, CA R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mollie, NC R+72
- Frazer, MT R+21
- Whiterocks, UT R+54
- Bromley, AL R+66
- East Charleston, VT R+32
- Neche, ND R+63
- Sandtown, MS R+44
- Jamestown, NM D+8
- Freeman Spur, IL R+53
- Dickerson Run, PA R+49
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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.