Pinon is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Pinon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinon, ~48% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pinon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pinon leans more Democratic than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Pinon runs about 64 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Pinon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pinon 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 Pinon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pinon votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Pinon runs about 64 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Pinon have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pinon, 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 Pinon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pinon 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 33%, about 21 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Pinon report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Pinon have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sand Springs, AZ D+52
- Polacca, AZ D+68
- Keams Canyon, AZ D+61
- Sichomovi, AZ D+68
- Walpi, AZ D+68
- Low Mountain, AZ D+51
- Second Mesa, AZ D+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jericho, VT D+22
- South Blooming Grove, NY R+46
- Dennison, OH R+53
- Knox, PA R+55
- West Lake Hills, TX D+11
- Beloit, KS R+53
- Partlow, VA R+45
- Blanco, TX R+53
- Northwood, NH R+8
- Tohatchi, NM D+51
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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.