Fortuna Foothills leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fortuna Foothills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fortuna Foothills, ~25% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fortuna Foothills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fortuna Foothills leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Fortuna Foothills runs about 26 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fortuna Foothills. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Fortuna Foothills 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 Fortuna Foothills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fortuna Foothills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 78%, far above the Arizona average of 39%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fortuna Foothills, 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 Fortuna Foothills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fortuna Foothills 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
- Dome, AZ R+41
- Ligurta, AZ R+42
- Yuma, AZ R+9
- Laguna, AZ R+46
- Bard, CA D+27
- Winterhaven, CA D+24
- Avenue B and C, AZ D+5
- Wellton, AZ R+36
- Somerton, AZ D+8
- Fishers Landing, AZ R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Natchez, MS D+19
- Gladstone, MO D+4
- Owatonna, MN R+15
- Balch Springs, TX D+26
- Faribault, MN R+3
- Central Point, OR R+21
- Middletown, NJ R+20
- Hudson, WI R+8
- Takoma Park, MD D+77
- Columbus, NE R+42
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.