Ko Vaya, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ko Vaya

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

Ko Vaya is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Ko Vaya typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ko Vaya, ~41% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ko Vaya compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ko Vaya leans more Democratic than 9 of 11 neighbors.

Ko Vaya runs about 88 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Ko Vaya is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Ko Vaya votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Ko Vaya runs about 88 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Ko Vaya have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ko Vaya, 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 Ko Vaya looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ko Vaya 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 31%, about 23 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in Ko Vaya report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ko Vaya sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.