Zenia leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Zenia typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zenia, ~17% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zenia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zenia is the most Republican-leaning.
Zenia runs about 41 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Zenia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Zenia 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 Zenia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Zenia live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Zenia sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities). Zenia 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; Zenia, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zenia looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Zenia rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Zenia report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harris, CA D+32
- Blocksburg, CA D+7
- Mad River, CA R+20
- Ruth, CA R+19
- Phillipsville, CA D+19
- Peanut, CA R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Draytonville, SC R+73
- Westport, OR R+29
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- North Pitcher, NY R+49
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Page Springs, AZ R+12
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.