Sierra Vista Southeast, located in AZ 85650, is home to a diverse population of people with a wide range of backgrounds. There are many local political leaders who serve the community and strive to make positive changes for its residents. The city council consists of five members elected on a nonpartisan basis, with the mayor chosen by the council from among its members. The city council serves as the governing body for the city, setting policy and establishing laws that affect all citizens. Many local political candidates have represented Sierra Vista Southeast in the past, offering their ideas and proposals to help improve the city's quality of life. Local elections are held every two years for officials such as City Council members, mayor, county attorney and sheriff. Residents can get involved by casting their votes for their preferred candidates and participating in community forums or debates hosted by local organizations or media outlets.
The political climate in Zip 85650 (Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Cochise County, AZ 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochise county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.1%.
Cochise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85650 (Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Sierra Vista Southeast, 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 zip 85650 (Sierra Vista Southeast)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,170 contributions totaling $62,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 675 contributions totaling $93,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)