Hayden, AZ is a small town located in the Gila Valley of southwest Arizona. It is home to just over 1,000 residents and has a long-standing history of political involvement. The politics in Hayden are currently managed by the Town Council, which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens. All major decisions regarding the town's development and progress are made by the council with input from citizens. Recent issues debated include zoning regulations, economic development projects, and infrastructure improvements. Local elections for mayor and council members occur every two years, giving residents an opportunity to have their voices heard on local issues that affect them directly. With a strong commitment to civic engagement and community involvement, Hayden provides its citizens with public forums and other outlets to make their opinions known on important issues facing the town.
The political climate in Hayden, AZ is moderately 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
Hayden, AZ is moderately 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.
Hayden, 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 Hayden, 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 19 contributions totaling $3,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)