Armory Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Armory Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Armory Park, ~40% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Armory Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Armory Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Armory Park runs about 65 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Armory Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Armory Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Armory Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Armory Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Armory Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 72% of adults in Armory Park have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Armory Park runs against the grain of Arizona, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Armory Park, Tucson, AZ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Armory Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 82% of households in Armory Park rent, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Armory Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West University, Tucson, AZ D+58
- Rincon Heights, Tucson, AZ D+57
- North University, Tucson, AZ D+56
- Sam Hughes, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Menlo Park, Tucson, AZ D+46
- South Park, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Keeling, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Las Vistas, Tucson, AZ D+44
- Hedrick Acres, Tucson, AZ D+53
- Miramonte, Tucson, AZ D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA D+19
- Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA R+33
- South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ D+51
- Anatolia Village, Rancho Cordova, CA D+10
- Avalon, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- East Augusta, Augusta, GA D+80
- Village 12, Sacramento, CA D+31
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Camelot, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Brookview, Waco, TX D+6
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.