Oak Springs, AZ is a small town in the southwestern region of the state. While it may not have a large population, it still has an active and engaged local political atmosphere. Residents of Oak Springs take an active role in their town's politics by participating in various campaigns and initiatives which focus on issues that are important to them such as improving public services, protecting the environment, and creating more job opportunities in the area. Local candidates running for office also take their part by promoting their ideas and platforms to residents when they go door-to-door or hold public events. Elections often become heated debates between local voters who want to make sure their voices are heard and respected. Ultimately, the citizens of Oak Springs are dedicated to making sure their town remains prosperous and strong through sound decision-making and responsible leadership.
The political climate in Oak Springs, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Apache County, AZ is very liberal. In Apache County, AZ 66.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Apache county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.0% to 32.4%.
Apache county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Springs, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Apache County, Arizona is very 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.
Oak Springs, 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 Oak Springs, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)