85194 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 85194 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 85194, ~23% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 85194 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 85194 leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
85194 runs about 32 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 85194. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 85194 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 85194, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 85194 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 85194, AZ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 85194 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 85194 own their home, about 18 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 85194 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arizona 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.