So-Hi is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in So-Hi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in So-Hi, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How So-Hi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, So-Hi leans more Republican than 7 of 11 neighbors.
So-Hi runs about 46 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why So-Hi 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 So-Hi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in So-Hi hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Arizona average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and So-Hi sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; So-Hi, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in So-Hi looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. So-Hi 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 45%, about 10 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in So-Hi report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in So-Hi have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Walnut Creek, AZ R+49
- Hualapai, AZ R+54
- Chloride, AZ R+44
- Yucca, AZ R+37
- Valle Vista, AZ R+55
- Oatman, AZ R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Zurich, KS R+76
- Burr Oak, IA R+35
- Kirkmansville, KY R+68
- Kennedy, PA R+56
- Pritchett, CO R+77
- Falling Spring, WV R+61
- Sherman, KY R+62
- Orange Heights, FL R+38
- Lorado, WV R+73
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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.