Wide Ruins is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Wide Ruins typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wide Ruins, ~49% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wide Ruins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wide Ruins leans more Democratic than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Wide Ruins runs about 57 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Wide Ruins is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Wide Ruins 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 Wide Ruins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wide Ruins votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Wide Ruins runs about 57 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Wide Ruins have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wide Ruins, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wide Ruins looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Wide Ruins own their home, about 20 points above the Arizona average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wide Ruins sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chambers, AZ D+50
- Klagetoh, AZ D+55
- Pine Springs, AZ D+51
- Houck, AZ D+51
- Sanders, AZ D+34
- Sunrise Springs, AZ D+54
- Ganado, AZ D+58
- Greasewood, AZ D+56
- Kinlichee, AZ D+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Rush Valley, UT R+76
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Queensland, GA R+66
- Outing, MN R+36
- Sandtown, GA R+26
- Glenn Springs, SC R+66
- Whittle, VA R+42
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.