Apache County leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Apache County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Apache County, ~42% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Apache County compares
Apache County runs about 36 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Apache County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Apache County. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+61) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+47), a spread of about 108 points.
Why Apache County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Apache County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Apache County have never been married, well above similar-sized counties (around 29%). Apache County runs against the grain of Arizona, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Apache County, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Apache County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Apache County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 9 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- McKinley County, NM D+27
- Navajo County, AZ R+3
- Cibola County, NM D+10
- San Juan County, NM R+26
- Catron County, NM R+36
- Coconino County, AZ D+21
- Montezuma County, CO R+24
- San Juan County, UT R+19
- Gila County, AZ R+27
- La Plata County, CO D+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marquette County, MI Even
- Wilkes County, NC R+57
- Harrison County, WV R+41
- Starr County, TX R+7
- Crow Wing County, MN R+29
- Tehama County, CA R+35
- Sauk County, WI R+20
- Chippewa County, WI R+24
- Warren County, NY R+2
- Adams County, IL R+40
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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.