Woodruff is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Woodruff typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodruff, ~12% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodruff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodruff leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Woodruff runs about 49 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodruff. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Woodruff leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Woodruff. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Woodruff, AZ sits in the bottom tenth 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 Woodruff looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Woodruff have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Woodruff have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Snowflake, AZ R+64
- Hunt, AZ R+47
- Taylor, AZ R+63
- Holbrook, AZ R+17
- Paulcell Place, AZ R+23
- Shumway, AZ R+61
- Concho, AZ R+48
- White Mountain Lake, AZ R+61
- Petrified Forest Natl Pk, AZ R+31
- Sun Valley, AZ D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshfield, NY R+42
- Manlius, IL R+48
- Pemberton, MN R+48
- Rose City, MN R+56
- Peaks Mill, KY R+52
- Dell City, TX R+52
- Oakford, IL R+60
- Meaux, LA R+71
- Ward, CO D+56
- Amma, WV R+62
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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.