Fort Apache is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Fort Apache typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Apache, ~32% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Apache compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Apache leans more Democratic than 6 of 10 neighbors.
Fort Apache runs about 65 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Fort Apache is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Fort Apache 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 Fort Apache, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Apache votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Fort Apache runs about 65 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Fort Apache have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Apache, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Apache looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Apache 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 35%, about 19 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Fort Apache rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Fort Apache report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seven Mile, AZ D+59
- Whiteriver, AZ D+50
- Fort Apache Junction, AZ D+63
- McNary, AZ D+40
- Pinetop Country Club, AZ R+23
- Pinetop, AZ D+23
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alborn, MN R+17
- Acton, MT R+57
- Sutter, IL R+58
- Danville, LA R+35
- Holcomb, WV R+57
- Weavertown, PA R+25
- Selea, PA R+74
- Dalton, KS R+67
- Teller, AK D+33
- Carlos, TX R+71
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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.