Woodridge Lakes, Mesa, AZ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodridge Lakes

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

Woodridge Lakes leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Woodridge Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodridge Lakes, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodridge Lakes compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodridge Lakes is the most Republican-leaning.

Woodridge Lakes runs about 6 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodridge Lakes. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Woodridge Lakes 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 Woodridge Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Woodridge Lakes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Arizona average of 39%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Woodridge Lakes are family households, above 83% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Woodridge Lakes, Mesa, AZ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Woodridge Lakes looks the way it does

Turnout in Woodridge Lakes 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.

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.