Volcanoville leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Volcanoville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Volcanoville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Volcanoville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Volcanoville leans more Republican than 4 of 44 neighbors.
Volcanoville runs about 31 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Volcanoville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Volcanoville 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 Volcanoville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Volcanoville live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. Volcanoville runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Volcanoville, CA does.
Why turnout in Volcanoville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Volcanoville own their home, about 31 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Georgetown, CA R+22
- Foresthill, CA R+35
- Michigan Bluff, CA R+37
- Greenwood, CA R+30
- Garden Valley, CA R+24
- Weimar, CA R+26
- Kelsey, CA R+23
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- Applegate, CA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alpers, OK R+56
- Kingston, UT R+77
- Joppa, KY R+70
- Dalton, MO R+66
- Limestone, FL R+68
- Ruby Valley, NV R+66
- Haldane, IL R+50
- Big Creek, CA R+17
- Valley Point, WV R+65
- Oldfield, AL R+43
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.