Clifton, AZ is a small town in Arizona with a population of around 6,000 people. It is located in Greenlee County and is known for its rich cultural heritage. Despite its small size, Clifton is home to an active political scene. Residents are passionate about local issues and often take part in public forums to make their opinions heard. Political candidates from both major parties regularly come to Clifton to discuss their candidacies and attract votes from the citizens of this small town. Elections typically see robust turnout, as the citizens of Clifton strive to ensure their voice is heard by those in elected office. Though local politics may not always be at the forefront of everyone's mind, it plays an important role in shaping the future of the community.
The political climate in Clifton, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Greenlee County, AZ is very conservative. In Greenlee County, AZ 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenlee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Greenlee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Greenlee County, Arizona 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.
Clifton, 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 Clifton, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)