Winkelman, AZ is a small town located in Gila County with just over 1,000 residents. The politics of Winkelman are reflective of its small stature, as local elections tend to be relatively quiet affairs. Winkelman is part of the larger Pinal County and therefore follows state-level political regulations. In recent years, there have been several local initiatives that have sought to bring change to the town and improve the quality of life for its citizens. These initiatives range from creating new parks and playgrounds to improving infrastructure and enhancing educational opportunities. Though local elections may not always be at the forefront of people's minds in this rural community, they still play an important role in making sure that Winkelman's needs are heard and addressed by elected officials.
The political climate in Winkelman, AZ is somewhat 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
Winkelman, AZ is somewhat 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.
Winkelman, 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 Winkelman, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)