Cibola leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Cibola typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cibola, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cibola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cibola is the most Republican-leaning.
Cibola runs about 41 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Cibola 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 Cibola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Cibola live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Arizona average of 39%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cibola fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Cibola, AZ does.
Why turnout in Cibola looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Cibola own their home, about 27 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Cibola sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Palo Verde, CA R+8
- Ripley, CA R+10
- Blythe, CA D+6
- East Blythe, CA R+19
- Ehrenberg, AZ R+34
- Quartzsite, AZ R+38
- Fishers Landing, AZ R+46
- Bard, CA D+27
- Laguna, AZ R+46
- Winterhaven, CA D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, PA R+68
- Alleene, AR R+75
- Wyoming, NE R+54
- Rock Creek, OR R+51
- Little Sandy, KY R+60
- Elvira, IL R+54
- Manheim Center, NY R+45
- Marianna, MS R+6
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Gordy, GA R+52
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.