Sunizona leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sunizona typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunizona, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunizona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunizona leans more Republican than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Sunizona runs about 36 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Sunizona 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 Sunizona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Sunizona live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sunizona, AZ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sunizona looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Sunizona have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elfrida, AZ R+33
- Pearce, AZ R+41
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Dos Cabezas, AZ R+45
- Paradise, AZ R+44
- Cochise, AZ R+44
- Gleeson, AZ R+35
- McNeal, AZ R+43
- Portal, AZ R+39
- San Simon, AZ R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Oxford, NY R+45
- Forest Hills, NC R+5
- South Carrollton, KY R+61
- Lebanon, SC D+3
- Dodge, ND R+74
- Stinking Creek, TN R+73
- Koockville, TX R+66
- White Hill, VA R+41
- Salvo, NC R+18
- Melvine, TN R+72
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.