Kirkland is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Kirkland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kirkland, ~14% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kirkland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kirkland leans more Republican than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Kirkland runs about 49 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kirkland. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Kirkland 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 Kirkland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Kirkland live in densely developed areas, about 37 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Kirkland, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kirkland looks the way it does
Turnout in Kirkland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilhoit, AZ R+54
- Kirkland Junction, AZ R+54
- Skull Valley, AZ R+66
- Peeples Valley, AZ R+51
- Yarnell, AZ R+51
- Miller Valley, AZ R+21
- Wagoner, AZ R+53
- Prescott, AZ R+8
- Williamson, AZ R+39
- Congress, AZ R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elmwood, NE R+48
- Mahaffey, PA R+70
- Quinby, SC D+62
- Karlstad, MN R+42
- Dillard, GA R+49
- Watterson Park, KY D+27
- Southmont, NC R+49
- Stone, WI D+19
- Lake, LA R+75
- Lancaster, MO 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.