Wenden leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Wenden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wenden, ~23% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wenden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wenden is the least Republican-leaning.
Wenden runs about 25 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wenden. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Wenden leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wenden. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wenden, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wenden looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Wenden own their home, about 20 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wenden sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harcuvar, AZ R+41
- Salome, AZ R+52
- Gladden, AZ R+50
- Utting, AZ R+55
- Vicksburg, AZ R+54
- Aguila, AZ R+52
- Bouse, AZ R+55
- Quartzsite, AZ R+38
- Date, AZ R+54
- Parker Strip, AZ R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grovania, GA R+54
- Medicine Lake, MT R+59
- Sugar Grove, AR R+72
- Sulphur Springs, IA R+50
- Jacksonville, NJ R+27
- New River, VA R+45
- Bluebank, KY R+59
- Williamsburg, MT R+18
- Scullin, OK R+68
- Pont, PA R+50
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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.