Panaca is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Panaca typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Panaca, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Panaca compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Panaca leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Panaca runs about 62 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Panaca. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Panaca leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Panaca. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Panaca, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Panaca looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Panaca have completed high school, about 10 points above the Nevada average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bennett Springs, NV R+72
- Dry Valley, NV R+64
- Pioche, NV R+65
- Caliente, NV R+60
- Ursine, NV R+56
- Modena, UT R+78
- Uvada, UT R+78
- Beryl, UT R+77
- Enterprise, UT R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose Hill Acres, TX R+78
- Cornell, MI R+39
- Stanford, IL R+44
- Smallwood, SC D+6
- Sulphur, SD R+35
- Hugo, CO R+63
- Riderville, TX R+71
- Sandusky, NY R+56
- Marion Junction, AL D+23
- Rotterdam Junction, NY R+20
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada 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.