Rare Metals, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rare Metals

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Rare Metals is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Rare Metals typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rare Metals, ~47% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rare Metals compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rare Metals is the most Democratic-leaning.

Rare Metals runs about 69 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Rare Metals is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rare Metals. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Rare Metals 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 Rare Metals, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rare Metals votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Rare Metals runs about 69 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Rare Metals 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; Rare Metals, 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 Rare Metals looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rare Metals 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 39%, about 16 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in Rare Metals report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Rare Metals sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.