La Paz County in Arizona is a rural county with a population of just over 20,000 people. The county is politically divided between the Republican and Democratic parties, both of which have an active presence in La Paz. Local government and politics are primarily influenced by the Board of Supervisors, who are responsible for setting policy related to taxes, zoning, public works projects, and other issues that affect the county's residents. Candidates for local offices often come from both sides of the political aisle; however, most tend to be Republican due to the conservative bent of much of La Paz County. In addition to elections held every year for supervisors and other elected positions, ballot initiatives may also be presented to voters for consideration. These initiatives can range from proposals concerning taxes to changes in county laws or regulations. As such, local government and politics in La Paz County remain an important factor in shaping the county's future.
The political climate in La Paz County, AZ is very conservative.
In La Paz County, AZ 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Paz county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.9%.
La Paz county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Paz County, AZ is very 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.
La Paz, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 La Paz County, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $13,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $36,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)