85544 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 85544 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 85544, ~22% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 85544 compares
85544 runs about 38 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why 85544 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 85544, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 85544 live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
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 85544, AZ does.
Why turnout in 85544 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in 85544 have completed high school, about 12 points above the Arizona average of 87%. 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.