An analysis of voter registration data from July 2024 shows that Siskiyou County leans strongly Republican, with some interesting trends across different areas of the county.
As of July 5, 2024, Siskiyou County had 27,737 registered voters. Of those, 11,934 (43.03%) were registered Republicans, while 7,830 (28.23%) were registered Democrats. This gives Republicans a significant 14.8 percentage point advantage in party registration.
The county also had 1,714 voters (6.18%) registered with the American Independent party and 5,236 (18.88%) registered with no party preference. Smaller numbers were registered with other parties, including 458 Libertarians and 172 Green party members.
Looking at the county’s five supervisorial districts reveals some geographic differences:
- District 2, which includes the city of Mt. Shasta, had the highest Democratic registration at 40.8% compared to just 29.5% Republican.
- District 5, covering the northwest part of the county, was the most heavily Republican at 50.7% vs 21.7% Democratic.
- The other three districts all had Republican pluralities ranging from 38.3% to 51.1%.
Among the county’s nine incorporated cities:
- Mt. Shasta stands out as the most Democratic-leaning, with 43.2% Democratic registration compared to 27.3% Republican.
- Yreka, the county seat and largest city, closely mirrors the county as a whole with 44.9% Republican and 24.9% Democratic.
- Etna and Fort Jones show strong Republican leanings, with 49.8% and 48.3% Republican registration respectively, compared to 24.3% and 22.7% Democratic.
- Dorris and Montague are the most heavily Republican cities, both over 50% (48.7% and 51.9% respectively).
- Dunsmuir is more evenly split, with 40.2% Democratic and 27.2% Republican registrations.
- Weed and Tulelake fall somewhere in the middle, with Weed leaning slightly Democratic (35.1% vs 29.9% Republican) and Tulelake leaning Republican (36.3% vs 28.2% Democratic).
While Republicans maintain a strong advantage, the 18.88% of voters registered with no party preference could be a key swing group in close elections. Additionally, the county’s 5.7% increase in total registered voters since 2020 may be gradually shifting its political makeup.
As Siskiyou County prepares for the November 2024 election, these registration statistics provide insight into the area’s political landscape.
220 page report on siskiyou.news complete-ror
