Cherry Avenue leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Cherry Avenue typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Avenue, ~30% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Avenue compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cherry Avenue leans more Democratic than 5 of 15 neighbors.
Cherry Avenue runs about 39 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Cherry Avenue is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Cherry Avenue 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 Cherry Avenue, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cherry Avenue votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Cherry Avenue runs about 39 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cherry Avenue, Tucson, 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 Cherry Avenue looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cherry Avenue 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 44%, about 10 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Cherry Avenue report food insecurity, above 85% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Cherry Avenue have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bravo Park Lane, Tucson, AZ D+36
- Rancho Buena, Tucson, AZ D+32
- Sunnyside, Tucson, AZ D+40
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Las Vistas, Tucson, AZ D+44
- Elvira, Summit, AZ D+40
- South Park, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Midvale Park, Tucson, AZ D+35
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Santa Cruz Southwest, Tucson, AZ D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Barton-McFarland, Detroit, MI D+87
- Vistancia, Peoria, AZ R+21
- Pilsen, Chicago, IL D+62
- Evanston, Cincinnati, OH D+63
- Windsor Spring, Hephzibah, GA D+69
- Burbank, Detroit, MI D+79
- Central Terry, Billings, MT D+3
- Portland, Louisville, KY D+29
- Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD D+74
- Sun City, Georgetown, TX R+20
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.