Pinal, AZ is a small yet vibrant county located in the state of Arizona. It has a diverse population and is home to many different cultures and communities. In terms of politics, Pinal County is heavily influenced by the Republican Party. The majority of elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels are members of the GOP. The local political scene in Pinal County also includes several independent candidates and leaders who focus on progressive values and policies that benefit all constituents regardless of party affiliation or beliefs. Additionally, issues like public education, immigration reform, healthcare access, and economic development often become key topics when discussing politics in this area.
The political climate in Pinal, AZ is moderately 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
Pinal, AZ is moderately 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.
Pinal, 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 Pinal, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 175 contributions totaling $18,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $10,804 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)