Paskenta is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Paskenta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paskenta, ~8% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paskenta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paskenta leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Paskenta runs about 70 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Paskenta is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Paskenta 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 Paskenta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Paskenta hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points below the California average of 35%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Paskenta sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities). Paskenta 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; Paskenta, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Paskenta looks the way it does
Turnout in Paskenta sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Pensaukee, WI R+42
- Kawela Bay, HI Even
- North Petersburg, NY R+32
- Jimtown, CA D+44
- Kymulga, AL Even
- Gaastra, MI R+32
- Imlay, NV R+64
- Sand City, CA D+33
- Rockwood, IL R+59
- Cloverland, IN R+45
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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.