Steamboat Canyon is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Steamboat Canyon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Steamboat Canyon, ~47% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Steamboat Canyon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Steamboat Canyon leans more Democratic than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Steamboat Canyon runs about 66 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Steamboat Canyon is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Steamboat Canyon 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 Steamboat Canyon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Steamboat Canyon votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Steamboat Canyon runs about 66 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Steamboat Canyon have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Steamboat Canyon, AZ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Steamboat Canyon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Steamboat Canyon 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 37%, about 18 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Steamboat Canyon report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Steamboat Canyon sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Toyei, AZ D+60
- Sunrise Springs, AZ D+54
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- Greasewood, AZ D+56
- Woodsprings, AZ D+55
- Keams Canyon, AZ D+61
- Whitecone, AZ D+55
- Nazlini, AZ D+51
- Kinlichee, AZ D+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Joppa, MI R+38
- Catheys Valley, CA R+29
- Oak Grove Heights, AR R+66
- Norwood, CO R+38
- Central City, IL R+48
- Cooperstown, ND R+51
- Lidgerwood, ND R+45
- Hurricane, MO R+70
- Ashkum, IL R+58
- Alamance, NC R+48
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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.