Rita Ranch leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Rita Ranch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rita Ranch, ~35% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rita Ranch compares
Politically, Rita Ranch sits close to the rest of Arizona.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rita Ranch. The south side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Rita Ranch 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 Rita Ranch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Rita Ranch are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rita Ranch sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 55%, below 85% of neighborhoods).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rita Ranch looks the way it does
Turnout in Rita Ranch 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
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lake View, Paterson, NJ D+5
- Kamms Corner, Cleveland, OH D+22
- Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC D+15
- Woodbury, Irvine, CA D+16
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, Portland, OR D+49
- Summit-University, St. Paul, MN D+72
- Deaveaux, Toledo, OH D+23
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Byberry, Philadelphia, PA R+12
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
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.