Woodsprings is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Woodsprings typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodsprings, ~47% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodsprings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodsprings leans more Democratic than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Woodsprings runs about 60 points more Democratic than Arizona as a whole. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Woodsprings is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodsprings. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Woodsprings 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 Woodsprings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodsprings votes against the grain of Arizona. Arizona leans Republican overall, while Woodsprings runs about 60 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Woodsprings have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodsprings, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Woodsprings looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodsprings is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 17 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Woodsprings report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Woodsprings sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kinlichee, AZ D+56
- Nazlini, AZ D+51
- Ganado, AZ D+58
- Sawmill, AZ D+61
- Steamboat Canyon, AZ D+60
- White Clay, AZ D+60
- Sunrise Springs, AZ D+54
- Klagetoh, AZ D+55
- Fort Defiance, AZ D+59
- St. Michaels, AZ D+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allen, KY R+62
- Joiner, AR R+23
- Pendleton, NY R+31
- Melcroft, PA R+60
- Bankston, AL R+86
- Balsam Grove, NC R+59
- South Lima, NY R+17
- West Hatfield, MA D+34
- Barco, NC R+36
- Georgia, IN R+56
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.