Fort Mohave leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Fort Mohave typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Mohave, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Mohave compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Mohave leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Fort Mohave runs about 37 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Mohave. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Fort Mohave 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 Mohave, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Mohave votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, well above the Arizona average of 39%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fort Mohave sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fort Mohave, AZ sits in the top 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 Fort Mohave looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Mohave 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
- Bullhead City, AZ R+30
- Mohave Valley, AZ R+44
- Laughlin, NV R+21
- Oatman, AZ R+38
- Needles, CA R+25
- Golden Shores, AZ R+49
- Topock, AZ R+47
- Yucca, AZ R+37
- Golden Valley, AZ R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smithfield, UT R+51
- Minooka, IL R+20
- Oregon, WI D+25
- College Park, GA D+79
- Nesconset, NY R+26
- Huffman, TX R+61
- Victor, NY D+3
- Sanger, TX R+51
- Madisonville, TN R+68
- Savannah, TN R+64
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.