Cactus Forest leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Cactus Forest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cactus Forest, ~15% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cactus Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cactus Forest leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
Cactus Forest runs about 39 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Cactus Forest 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 Cactus Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Cactus Forest live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cactus Forest, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cactus Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cactus Forest 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 62%, about 8 points above the Arizona average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Farms, AZ R+40
- Florence, AZ R+17
- Randolph, AZ R+48
- Adamsville, AZ R+26
- La Palma, AZ R+46
- Coolidge, AZ R+12
- Eleven Mile Corner, AZ R+49
- Blackwater, AZ D+46
- Eloy, AZ D+3
- Toltec, AZ R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaddy, OK R+60
- Gibbon, OR R+27
- Gardenville, PA R+6
- Rimmy Jims, AZ D+40
- Guinea, VA R+21
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Dawmont, WV R+53
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- McMullen, AL D+56
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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.