St. Michaels leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 64% of adults in St. Michaels typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Michaels, ~47% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Michaels compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Michaels leans more Democratic than 13 of 22 neighbors.
St. Michaels runs about 54 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while St. Michaels is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why St. Michaels 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 St. Michaels, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Michaels votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while St. Michaels runs about 54 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in St. Michaels have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; St. Michaels, 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 St. Michaels looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in St. Michaels own their home, about 21 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and St. Michaels sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fort Defiance, NM D+45
- Mentmore, NM D+24
- Pine Springs, AZ D+51
- Yatahey, NM D+35
- Yah-ta-hey, NM D+30
- Kinlichee, AZ D+56
- Sawmill, AZ D+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Salt Point, NY R+9
- Clinton, OH R+34
- Lilly, PA R+51
- Minneapolis, KS R+57
- Clancy, MT R+26
- St. David, AZ R+52
- Barnett, MO R+69
- Mishicot, WI R+42
- Kahoka, MO R+53
- Taft, TN R+78
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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.