Sacate is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Sacate typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sacate, ~43% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sacate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sacate leans more Democratic than 25 of 27 neighbors.
Sacate runs about 64 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Sacate is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Sacate 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 Sacate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sacate votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Sacate runs about 64 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Sacate have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sacate, 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 Sacate looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sacate 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 29%, about 26 points below the Arizona average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in Sacate rent, compared to around 32% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Sacate report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santa Cruz, AZ D+37
- Laveen Village, AZ D+63
- Guadalupe, AZ D+40
- Sun Lakes, AZ R+11
- Silver Bell, AZ R+6
- Laveen, AZ D+32
- Wet Camp Village, AZ D+56
- Casa Blanca, AZ D+56
- Maricopa, AZ R+9
- Chandler, AZ D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Inland, NE R+65
- Tillman, IN R+55
- Anton, CO R+78
- Arbacoochee, AL R+86
- Nassau, MN R+56
- Sorrel, LA Even
- Crider, KY R+67
- Imogene, MN R+55
- Cowden, OK R+76
- Oreville, OH R+57
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.