San Simon is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 41% of adults in San Simon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in San Simon, ~9% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How San Simon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, San Simon leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
San Simon runs about 48 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within San Simon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 19 points.
Why San Simon 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 San Simon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in San Simon live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; San Simon, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in San Simon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. San Simon 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 49%, about 5 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in San Simon report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in San Simon have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paradise, AZ R+44
- Cotton City, NM R+55
- Bowie, AZ R+58
- Portal, AZ R+39
- Rodeo, NM R+55
- Dos Cabezas, AZ R+45
- Animas, NM R+55
- Sunizona, AZ R+41
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Lordsburg, NM R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Platter, OK R+64
- Grand Bluff, TX R+66
- Bird City, KS R+76
- Max, ND R+63
- Ellisboro, NC R+59
- West Middleton, IN R+55
- Annapolis, MO R+63
- Sisco Heights, WA R+20
- Waterville, IA R+39
- Red Hill, KY R+60
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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.