Top-of-the-World is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Top-of-the-World typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Top-of-the-World, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Top-of-the-World compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Top-of-the-World is the most Republican-leaning.
Top-of-the-World runs about 46 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Top-of-the-World. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Top-of-the-World 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 Top-of-the-World, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Top-of-the-World are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Top-of-the-World sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Top-of-the-World, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Top-of-the-World looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Top-of-the-World is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 95% of adults in Top-of-the-World have completed high school, above 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Miami, AZ R+14
- Superior, AZ D+8
- Midland City, AZ R+6
- Claypool, AZ R+25
- Globe, AZ R+33
- Little Acres, AZ R+10
- Queen Valley, AZ R+41
- Kelvin, AZ R+38
- Roosevelt, AZ R+40
- Kearny, AZ R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Gorin, MO R+70
- Green, KY R+59
- Spring Mills, NY R+55
- Grafton, IN R+52
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Sharpe, KS R+67
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.