Golden Valley, AZ is a small rural town in northern Arizona. Though the population is relatively small, it has a vibrant and active political scene. Local elections often spark passionate debates on issues important to the community, such as economic development, environmental protection, and public safety. Additionally, citizens are engaged in state and national politics through grassroots campaigns and other forms of civic action. With elected officials at both the local and state level who represent their constituents with integrity and commitment to their shared values, Golden Valley’s political climate is an example of effective democracy in action.
The political climate in Golden Valley, AZ is strongly 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
Golden Valley, AZ is strongly 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.
Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 592 contributions totaling $23,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $17,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)