Lake of the Woods, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lake of the Woods

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

Lake of the Woods leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Lake of the Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake of the Woods, ~28% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lake of the Woods compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lake of the Woods leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.

Lake of the Woods runs about 27 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.

Why Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Lake of the Woods votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, modestly below the Arizona average of 39%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lake of the Woods, AZ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Lake of the Woods looks the way it does

Turnout in Lake of the Woods 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.

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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.