Lone Star is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lone Star typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lone Star, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lone Star compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lone Star leans more Republican than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Lone Star runs about 47 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lone Star. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lone Star 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 Lone Star, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Lone Star hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Arizona average of 25%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lone Star, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lone Star looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lone Star is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Safford, AZ R+44
- Solomon, AZ R+60
- Cactus Flat, AZ R+60
- San Jose, AZ R+47
- Thatcher, AZ R+57
- Swift Trail Junction, AZ R+55
- Buena Vista, AZ R+41
- Central, AZ R+63
- Pima, AZ R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Courtenay, ND R+55
- Strang, NE R+65
- Eckard, IL R+49
- Eddyville, PA R+72
- Ellsberry, OH R+63
- Santa Elena, TX R+9
- Durbintown, KY R+66
- Sherrett, PA R+65
- Dunkirk, MT R+63
- Shields, ND R+41
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.