Wahweap leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Wahweap typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wahweap, ~20% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wahweap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wahweap leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
Wahweap runs about 28 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Wahweap 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 Wahweap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Wahweap live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Wahweap, AZ does.
Why turnout in Wahweap looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 50% of households in Wahweap rent, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 17% of homes in Wahweap have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lechee, AZ D+11
- Page, AZ D+3
- Big Water, UT R+66
- Marble Canyon, AZ D+12
- Kaibito, AZ D+34
- Tonalea, UT D+56
- Tsegi, AZ D+29
- Henrieville, UT R+68
- Cannonville, UT R+68
- Tonalea, AZ D+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
- Westport, OR R+29
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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.