Anthem leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Anthem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anthem, ~33% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anthem compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anthem leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Anthem runs about 18 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anthem. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Anthem 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 Anthem, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Anthem votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 81%, far above the Arizona average of 39%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Anthem are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Anthem, AZ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Anthem looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Anthem is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Anthem have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New River, AZ R+44
- Cave Creek, AZ R+22
- Carefree, AZ R+26
- Peoria, AZ R+16
- Black Canyon City, AZ R+46
- Sun City, AZ R+16
- Sun City West, AZ R+16
- Glendale, AZ D+3
- El Mirage, AZ D+3
- Youngtown, AZ R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dania Beach, FL D+10
- San Carlos, CA D+57
- Greenville, MS D+57
- Graham, WA R+21
- Atascadero, CA R+7
- Grandville, MI R+5
- Crowley, TX R+10
- Lewis Center, OH D+8
- Fruit Cove, FL R+30
- Rockford, MI R+16
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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.