Requa leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Requa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Requa, ~20% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Requa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Requa leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Requa runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Requa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Requa 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 Requa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Requa votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Requa runs about 33 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Requa sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Requa, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Requa looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 27% of adults in Requa report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gasquet, CA R+9
- Fort Dick, CA R+23
- Smith River, CA R+12
- Weitchpec, CA D+38
- Orleans, CA D+22
- Somes Bar, CA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Melvin, TX R+76
- Carpenterville, OR R+37
- Eaton, ID R+62
- Ohio, NY R+40
- Allouez, MI R+9
- Okfuskee, OK R+70
- Pine Springs, AZ D+51
- Parksville, TN R+74
- Taff, AL R+83
- Hague, ND R+74
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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.