Whetstone is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Whetstone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whetstone, ~17% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whetstone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whetstone is the most Republican-leaning.
Whetstone runs about 47 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whetstone. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Whetstone 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 Whetstone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Whetstone live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Whetstone, AZ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Whetstone looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Whetstone have completed high school, about 9 points above the Arizona average of 87%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huachuca City, AZ R+34
- Fort Huachuca, AZ R+10
- Elgin, AZ R+19
- Sierra Vista, AZ R+18
- Village Meadows, AZ R+16
- St. David, AZ R+52
- Tombstone, AZ R+41
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ R+36
- Sonoita, AZ R+22
- Benson, AZ R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marathon, WI R+42
- Dutton, AL R+81
- San Geronimo, TX R+32
- Pine Forest, TX R+80
- Independence, WI R+28
- Garysburg, NC D+56
- Loxahatchee, FL R+18
- Salina, UT R+68
- Grove Hill, AL R+13
- Prospect, PA R+45
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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.