Miami, AZ is a small town located in Navajo County that has a rich political history. The town has seen many changes over the years, including the election of the first Native American mayor in 2006. This election was a major milestone for the local community and demonstrated how far the town had come in terms of its political representation. In recent years, the town has focused on local issues such as economic development and education. Local candidates have advocated for improved educational opportunities for students as well as more jobs for residents. There are also efforts to preserve traditional languages and cultures while embracing diversity among its citizens. Despite having a small population, Miami’s politics still make an impact on both local and regional issues alike, ensuring that all voices are heard and that important decisions are made with input from the entire community.
The political climate in Miami, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Gila County, AZ is very conservative. In Gila County, AZ 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gila county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.2%.
Gila county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miami, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Gila County, Arizona is very conservative.
Payson Metro Area is very 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.
Miami, 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 Miami, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $3,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)