Cactus Gale leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Cactus Gale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cactus Gale, ~23% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cactus Gale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cactus Gale is the most Republican-leaning.
Cactus Gale runs about 5 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Cactus Gale 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 Cactus Gale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Cactus Gale are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cactus Gale sits in the bottom quarter (about 19%, below 79% of neighborhoods).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cactus Gale, Glendale, AZ sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cactus Gale looks the way it does
Turnout in Cactus Gale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenbriar, Glendale, AZ R+4
- Windsor Square, Glendale, AZ Even
- North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ D+9
- Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ D+16
- Alta Loma, Peoria, AZ R+3
- Peacock Village, Peoria, AZ R+17
- Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ R+8
- Alahambra, Phoenix, AZ D+27
- Ironwood Terrace, Glendale, AZ D+27
- Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ D+29
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA D+56
- McLoughlin, Oregon City, OR D+33
- Orange Blossom Gardens, Lady Lake, FL R+24
- North Central, Wichita, KS D+72
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
- Fort Myers Villas, Villas, FL R+17
- Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- The Dominion, San Antonio, TX R+15
- Saunders, Newport News, VA D+22
- Santa Rita, San Angelo, TX R+25
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.