Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is a small town located in the White Mountains of Arizona. It is known for its many outdoor activities like fishing and hiking, as well as its beautiful natural scenery. The mayor of Pinetop-Lakeside is Jerry O’Brien who was elected in 2018. He has been committed to improving the quality of life for citizens and ensuring that the needs of all residents are met. Additionally, Mayor O’Brien has been a leader in promoting economic growth within the community by encouraging businesses to locate in the area. Pinetop-Lakeside also has several other elected officials that work hard to make sure local citizens have access to quality services and resources. These include members of the town council, city clerk, treasurer, and police chief among others. All of these individuals are dedicated to helping Pinetop-Lakeside become a great place to live, work, and play for everyone.
The political climate in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, AZ is leaning conservative. In Navajo County, AZ 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Navajo county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 45.0%.
Navajo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, Arizona is leaning conservative.
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Arizona is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona: r r R r R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $58,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $73,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)