Fort Apache Junction is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Fort Apache Junction typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Apache Junction, ~38% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Apache Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Apache Junction leans more Democratic than 7 of 9 neighbors.
Fort Apache Junction runs about 69 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Fort Apache Junction is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Fort Apache Junction 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 Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Apache Junction votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Fort Apache Junction runs about 69 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Fort Apache Junction have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Apache Junction, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fort Apache Junction looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Apache Junction 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 25%, about 29 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Fort Apache Junction rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 56% of adults in Fort Apache Junction 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
- Fort Apache, AZ D+59
- Whiteriver, AZ D+50
- McNary, AZ D+40
- Pinetop Country Club, AZ R+23
- Pinetop, AZ D+23
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adin, CA R+49
- McIntosh, GA D+38
- Wann, NE R+52
- Hatchers, VA R+43
- West Levant, ME R+31
- Hillaryville, LA R+7
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- Goodfield, TN R+71
- Lowes Crossroads, DE R+54
- High Landing, MN R+40
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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.