West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Phoenix

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

West Phoenix leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in West Phoenix typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Phoenix, ~22% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Phoenix compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Phoenix leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.

West Phoenix runs about 38 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while West Phoenix is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within West Phoenix. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 12 points.

Why West Phoenix leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for West Phoenix, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

West Phoenix votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while West Phoenix runs about 38 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in West Phoenix have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in West Phoenix looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. West Phoenix 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 41%, about 13 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in West Phoenix report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in West Phoenix have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.