Somerton, AZ is a small town with a population of approximately 16,000 people located in Yuma County. The political atmosphere in the city reflects the small-town values and traditions it was founded upon. Residents take part in local elections to select leaders from a variety of political parties who will represent them at all levels of government. The city council is responsible for making decisions and adopting policies that prioritize the needs of Somerton's citizens. Additionally, many candidates from different political backgrounds offer their perspectives on issues that affect the town every election cycle. Local leaders strive to ensure that all residents have access to fair representation regardless of their party affiliation or beliefs. As the community continues to grow and develop, local politicians have taken up the task of creating a safe and prosperous future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Somerton, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Yuma County, AZ is leaning conservative. In Yuma County, AZ 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yuma county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 46.0%.
Yuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Somerton, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Yuma County, Arizona is leaning conservative.
Yuma Metro Area is leaning 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.
Somerton, 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 Somerton, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 386 contributions totaling $150,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 589 contributions totaling $136,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)