Kohatk leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Kohatk typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kohatk, ~39% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kohatk compares
Kohatk sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Kohatk runs about 43 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Kohatk is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kohatk. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Kohatk 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 Kohatk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kohatk votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Kohatk runs about 43 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Kohatk have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kohatk, 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 Kohatk looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kohatk 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 42%, about 13 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Kohatk report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Kohatk sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Arizona City, AZ R+20
- Ko Vaya, AZ D+83
- Friendly Corners, AZ R+43
- Casa Grande, AZ R+14
- Toltec, AZ R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paden, MS R+81
- Palisades, WA R+53
- Bowden, WV R+62
- Plunketville, OK R+82
- Naturl Br Sta, VA R+61
- Goldbond, VA R+54
- Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI D+16
- Oak Grove, CO R+35
- Lasca, AL R+13
- Rudolph, TN R+66
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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.