Sanders, AZ is a small town located in Apache County. Despite its size, Sanders has an active and engaged political climate. Citizens regularly attend town hall meetings to discuss issues facing the community and to hear from local candidates running for various political offices. A number of political organizations have formed throughout the county over the years, holding regular events and fundraisers to promote their chosen candidates. Each year, candidates from both major parties hold campaign rallies in Sanders, talking with voters about their views on important issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, and national security. Sanders residents also take part in state-wide elections by voting at polls throughout Apache County in order to make their voices heard. With a strong commitment to civic engagement, Sanders' politics are alive and well.
The political climate in Sanders, 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
Sanders, 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.
Sanders, 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 Sanders, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $6,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)