Topaz leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Topaz typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Topaz, ~28% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Topaz compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Topaz leans more Republican than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Topaz runs about 27 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Topaz is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Topaz. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Topaz 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 Topaz, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Topaz live in densely developed areas, about 56 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Topaz are family households, above 91% of cities. Topaz 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; Topaz, 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 Topaz looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 95% of households in Topaz rent, about 70 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 57% of adults in Topaz have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coleville, CA R+19
- Topaz Lake, NV R+46
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV R+50
- Wellington, NV R+47
- Smith, NV R+53
- Markleeville, CA D+36
- Sorensens, CA D+36
- Sheridan, NV R+49
- Dresslerville, NV R+50
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilmot, AR D+5
- Greenwood Springs, MS R+82
- Combs, KY R+55
- North Star, OH R+80
- Verne, IN R+57
- Point Enterprise, TX R+56
- Gillett Corner, MA R+14
- Hallam, NE R+49
- Shorecrest, MI R+42
- Shiro, TX R+69
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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.