Dolan Springs, AZ is a small town located in Mohave County of Arizona. It is known for its beautiful natural landscapes and recreational opportunities, as well as being the gateway to the Grand Canyon West Rim. When it comes to politics, Dolan Springs is an independent city with its own mayor and city council. The current mayor is Austin Swaffar who was appointed by the council in October 2019. The city council consists of seven members who are elected by local voters every four years. The main political issues that are important to the people of Dolan Springs include improving infrastructure, promoting economic growth and development, protecting public safety, preserving traditional values, and strengthening community relations. In addition to local government initiatives, Dolan Springs citizens are also active when it comes to state and federal elections. In recent years there have been some heated debates between local candidates representing both sides of the political aisle on topics ranging from taxes to health care reform. Overall, it can be said that Dolan Springs residents have a strong sense of civic engagement and take their responsibility seriously when it comes to deciding on their leaders in government.
The political climate in Dolan Springs, AZ is moderately conservative.
Mohave County, AZ is very conservative. In Mohave County, AZ 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mohave county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.7%.
Mohave county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dolan Springs, AZ is moderately conservative.
Mohave County, Arizona is very conservative.
Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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.
Dolan Springs, 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 Dolan Springs, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $13,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)