Blackwater, AZ is a small town situated in the southwestern corner of Arizona. It is known for its tranquil and scenic views of the Sonoran Desert, as well as its proximity to larger cities such as Phoenix and Tucson. Despite its small size, Blackwater has an active political landscape. The city council consists of five members who are elected at large by the residents of Blackwater. The mayor is also elected at large, serves a four-year term, and presides over all meetings of the city council. In addition to local elections, Blackwater residents may vote in state and national elections to elect representatives for their interests at those levels. Overall, politics in Blackwater are active and provide residents with a way to stay informed about their government’s decisions while having their voices heard on critical issues that affect them.
The political climate in Blackwater, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Pinal County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Pinal County, AZ 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pinal county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.5%.
Pinal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackwater, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Pinal County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area is leaning 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.
Blackwater, 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 Blackwater, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $13,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $36,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)