Linden, Arizona is a small, rural town located in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. It has a population of about 600 people and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Kenneth Smith and he was elected to office in 2019. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Linden. Each year, the citizens have the opportunity to vote for candidates that they believe will best represent their interests and make decisions that are beneficial for all residents of Linden. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education are important topics discussed by members of the Town Council on a regular basis.
The citizens of Linden take an active role in local politics and often come out to vote during elections to have their voices heard. The Town Council holds regular public meetings where anyone can offer input on how to best manage the town's affairs. People from all walks of life are encouraged to attend these meetings and have their say in how Linden’s future should look like. Through this process of engaging with local politicians, residents can influence decision making that shapes Linden into a better place for all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Linden, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, AZ is leaning conservative. In Navajo County, AZ 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Navajo county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 45.0%.
Navajo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linden, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, Arizona is leaning conservative.
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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.
Linden, 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 Linden, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $14,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $34,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)