Foothills leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Foothills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Foothills, ~23% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Foothills compares
Foothills runs about 29 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Foothills. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Foothills 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 Foothills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 81% of residents in Foothills drive to work alone, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Foothills sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 86% of neighborhoods).
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 Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, AZ does.
Why turnout in Foothills looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 85% of households in Foothills own their home, about 13 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Yuma Townsite, Yuma, AZ D+8
- Valencia, Buckeye, AZ R+14
- Sundance, Buckeye, AZ R+8
- Estrella-Goodyear, Goodyear, AZ R+27
- Sierra Montana, Surprise, AZ R+20
- Surprise Farms, Surprise, AZ R+23
- Estrella-Tolleson, Tolleson, AZ D+24
- Agua Fria, El Mirage, AZ D+12
- Estrella, Phoenix, AZ D+27
- Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Murray Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH D+48
- Becks Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- Lincoln Village West, Stockton, CA D+11
- Algonquin, Louisville, KY D+72
- Forest Hills, Cleveland, OH D+88
- South Park, Beaumont, TX D+64
- Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA D+46
- Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+4
- North Indian Trail, Spokane, WA R+4
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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.