Beaver Dam is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Beaver Dam typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaver Dam, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaver Dam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaver Dam leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Beaver Dam runs about 46 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Beaver Dam live in densely developed areas, about 37 points below the Arizona average of 39%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Beaver Dam sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Beaver Dam, 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 Beaver Dam looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Beaver Dam 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 49%, about 5 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Beaver Dam rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Beaver Dam sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Littlefield, AZ R+59
- Scenic, AZ R+44
- Mesquite, NV R+19
- Bunkerville, NV R+60
- Shivwits, UT R+63
- Riverside, NV R+63
- Santa Clara, UT R+56
- Ivins, UT R+40
- St. George, UT R+45
- Gunlock, UT R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ramsey, IN R+48
- Folsom, NJ R+30
- Andreas, PA R+52
- Turkey, NC R+12
- Terza, MS R+26
- University Center, MI R+33
- Talco, TX R+69
- Zeigler, IL R+52
- Maple Hill, NC R+10
- Sweetser, IN R+50
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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.