Santan is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Santan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santan, ~37% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santan leans more Democratic than 27 of 30 neighbors.
Santan runs about 62 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Santan is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Santan 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 Santan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Santan votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Santan runs about 62 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Santan 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; Santan, 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 Santan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Santan 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 33%, about 22 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 50% of adults in Santan report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Santan have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stotonic Village, AZ D+55
- Bapchule, AZ D+30
- Wet Camp Village, AZ D+56
- Sun Lakes, AZ R+11
- Casa Blanca, AZ D+56
- Sacaton, AZ D+50
- Chandler Heights, AZ R+20
- Chandler, AZ D+5
- Sacaton Flats, AZ D+63
- Gilbert, AZ R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shawnee Hills, OH R+5
- Lisbon, IN R+53
- Denmark, ME R+27
- Hasty, MN R+43
- Fairchilds, TX R+60
- Arenzville, IL R+53
- Westboro, WI R+49
- Walden, CO R+38
- Cliffland, IA R+35
- Savoonga, AK D+33
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.