Dateland leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Dateland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dateland, ~11% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dateland compares
Dateland runs about 32 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dateland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Dateland 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 Dateland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Dateland 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; Dateland, 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 Dateland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dateland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Dateland rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of homes in Dateland have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gila Bend, AZ R+6
- Sil Murk, AZ R+9
- Ligurta, AZ R+42
- Ajo, AZ D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Judson, MN R+34
- Summer Home, CA R+36
- Pumpkin Center, OK R+61
- Cooksville, IL R+51
- Valley Head, WV R+66
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Sims Chapel, AL R+43
- Philothea, OH R+74
- Franktown, VA R+5
- Peakland, TN R+73
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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.