White Mountain Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in White Mountain Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Mountain Lake, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Mountain Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Mountain Lake leans more Republican than 15 of 19 neighbors.
White Mountain Lake runs about 55 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why White Mountain Lake 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 White Mountain Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in White Mountain Lake live in densely developed areas, about 35 points below the Arizona average of 39%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; White Mountain Lake, AZ sits below the national average 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 White Mountain Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in White Mountain Lake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shumway, AZ R+61
- Show Low, AZ R+30
- Linden, AZ R+55
- Taylor, AZ R+63
- Wagon Wheel, AZ R+32
- Lakeside, AZ R+37
- Snowflake, AZ R+64
- Lake of the Woods, AZ R+33
- Vernon, AZ R+17
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Montezuma, IA R+41
- North Prairie, WI R+40
- Pylesville, MD R+47
- North High Shoals, GA R+51
- Mount Crawford, VA R+36
- Pigeon, MI R+36
- East Uniontown, PA R+20
- Rockport, ME D+13
- Star Valley, AZ R+53
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.