Dolan Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Dolan Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dolan Springs, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dolan Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dolan Springs is the least Republican-leaning.
Dolan Springs runs about 37 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dolan Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Dolan Springs 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 Dolan Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Dolan Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Arizona average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dolan Springs sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dolan Springs, 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 Dolan Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dolan Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Hills, AZ R+56
- Chloride, AZ R+44
- Hualapai, AZ R+54
- So-Hi, AZ R+52
- Meadview, AZ R+55
- Valle Vista, AZ R+55
- Golden Valley, AZ R+53
- New Kingman-Butler, AZ R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jefferson, SD R+52
- Delbarton, WV R+77
- Rock Port, MO R+60
- Hardaway, AL D+35
- Lynnville, TN R+69
- Pennsboro, WV R+69
- Conklin, MI R+48
- Philadelphia, NY R+40
- Deerfield, MI R+44
- Gibraltar, MI 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.