Houghton, Tucson, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Houghton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Houghton leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 88% of adults in Houghton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houghton, ~49% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Houghton compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Houghton leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.

Houghton runs about 17 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Houghton is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Houghton 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 Houghton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Houghton hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Houghton runs against the grain of Arizona, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Houghton, Tucson, AZ sits in the top quarter 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 Houghton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Houghton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Houghton own their home, compared to around 74% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.