Palominas leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Palominas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palominas, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palominas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palominas leans more Republican than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Palominas runs about 31 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palominas. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Palominas 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 Palominas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Palominas live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Palominas, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Palominas looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Palominas own their home, about 21 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hereford, AZ R+39
- Miracle Valley, AZ R+40
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ R+36
- Nicksville, AZ R+36
- Naco, AZ D+9
- Don Luis, AZ D+6
- Bisbee, AZ D+4
- Village Meadows, AZ R+16
- Sierra Vista, AZ R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Pleasant, OH R+54
- Mount Joy, TN R+69
- Maryville, SC R+37
- Dola, OH R+63
- York Center, WI R+6
- Walsh, WI R+41
- Cohoctah, MI R+40
- Hyde Park, PA R+30
- Dundee, IA R+45
- Kingsburg, SC R+28
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.