Roosevelt leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Roosevelt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roosevelt, ~21% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roosevelt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roosevelt leans more Republican than 6 of 8 neighbors.
Roosevelt runs about 35 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roosevelt. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Roosevelt live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Roosevelt, AZ does.
Why turnout in Roosevelt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roosevelt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Miami, AZ R+14
- Claypool, AZ R+25
- Top-of-the-World, AZ R+52
- Globe, AZ R+33
- Tonto Basin, AZ R+58
- Little Acres, AZ R+10
- Midland City, AZ R+6
- Superior, AZ D+8
- Queen Valley, AZ R+41
- Goldfield, AZ R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dixie, MS R+65
- Edgar, NE R+68
- Black Creek, NY R+54
- Irwin, OH R+58
- Ivy, VA D+13
- Ridenour, TN R+71
- Buckner, IL R+57
- Phoenix, SC R+63
- Marion, ID R+77
- Morganton, AR R+67
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.