Sedona, AZ is a small city located in the northern part of Arizona and is known for its red rock landscapes and outdoor activities. The city has a unique local government system, where citizens elect representatives to serve on the City Council who make decisions on matters related to public safety, infrastructure projects, parks and recreation, education, and more. The current mayor of Sedona is Robert Bluth who was elected in 2020. He has made improving the economy of the city one of his top priorities along with addressing issues related to housing and climate change. Sedona also has an active political scene with many civic groups advocating for their causes such as environmental protection initiatives and economic development strategies. The city also hosts events throughout the year that encourage citizens to become educated about local politics and engage in meaningful conversations around important issues that affect them.
The political climate in Sedona, AZ is moderately conservative.
Yavapai County, AZ is strongly conservative. In Yavapai County, AZ 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yavapai county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 34.5%.
Yavapai county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sedona, AZ is moderately conservative.
Yavapai County, Arizona is strongly conservative.
Flagstaff Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sedona, 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 Sedona, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,088 contributions totaling $1,583,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,212 contributions totaling $391,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)