Oatman leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Oatman typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oatman, ~9% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oatman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oatman leans more Republican than 4 of 13 neighbors.
Oatman runs about 32 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oatman. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Oatman 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 Oatman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Oatman hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Arizona average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oatman sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oatman, 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 Oatman looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oatman 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 46%, about 8 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Oatman have completed high school, below 93% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Oatman sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yucca, AZ R+37
- Fort Mohave, AZ R+43
- Bullhead City, AZ R+30
- Golden Valley, AZ R+53
- Walnut Creek, AZ R+49
- Mohave Valley, AZ R+44
- Laughlin, NV R+21
- Golden Shores, AZ R+49
- Topock, AZ R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wananish, NC R+18
- Zingara, GA R+41
- Stillwell, IN R+43
- Shinnecock Hills, NY D+7
- Duke, MO R+61
- Midvale, IA R+26
- Gillis Springs, GA R+78
- Birdie, KY R+61
- Warren, ND R+47
- Donaldson, WV R+72
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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.