Meyer Park leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Meyer Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meyer Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meyer Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Meyer Park leans more Democratic than 3 of 10 neighbors.
Meyer Park runs about 34 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Meyer Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Meyer Park. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Meyer Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Meyer Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Meyer Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Meyer Park runs against the grain of Arizona, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Meyer Park, Tempe, AZ sits in the top tenth 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 Meyer Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Meyer Park 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 Neighborhoods
- Escalante, Tempe, AZ D+31
- Downtown Tempe, Tempe, AZ D+38
- Tempe Junction, Tempe, AZ D+39
- Peterson, Tempe, AZ D+30
- Baseline-Hardy, Tempe, AZ D+24
- Southwest Mesa, Mesa, AZ D+14
- Riverside, Tempe, AZ D+42
- Sunset, Tempe, AZ D+41
- Wood Park, Tempe, AZ D+30
- Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, AZ D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Holy Cross, New Orleans, LA D+77
- Cortez, Bradenton, FL R+23
- Corn Hill, Rochester, NY D+62
- Newmarket South, Newport News, VA D+59
- Carver-Richmond, Richmond, VA D+70
- Beechwood, Parkersburg, WV R+25
- Belaire, San Angelo, TX R+42
- Central Hammond, Hammond, IN D+43
- Mercy Drive, Orlando, FL D+72
- Riverwalk, Porter, TX R+16
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.