Nelson, AZ is a small town located in Yavapai County in Arizona. It is home to around 2,000 people and has a strong sense of community. The local government of Nelson is led by the Town Council, which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. The Mayor is elected at-large for a two-year term and also serves as the council chairperson. The Town Council makes decisions on taxes, municipal services, public safety, and other areas that affect local residents. They also appoint various boards and commissions to oversee specific functions of the town such as zoning laws and public works. Elections are held every two years when citizens can vote for their preferred candidates. Residents take an active role in politics by attending public hearings and voicing their opinions on issues that affect them directly. Overall, Politics in Nelson are highly effective in providing the resources necessary to maintain a healthy local economy and quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Nelson, AZ is leaning liberal.
Pima County, AZ is moderately liberal. In Pima County, AZ 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pima county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 39.8%.
Pima county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nelson, AZ is leaning liberal.
Pima County, Arizona is moderately liberal.
Tucson Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Nelson, Arizona: d d d d D D
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 Nelson, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,271 contributions totaling $24,928 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $36,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)