Nogales, Arizona is a vibrant border town located in the Sonoran Desert in Santa Cruz County. This city of approximately 20,000 people is known for its strong sense of community and Mexican culture. The politics of Nogales are largely centered on the issues that affect the local population such as immigration, education, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements and social services. Elected officials in Nogales include one mayor and six council members who serve four year terms. As a border town, many of these politicians focus on improving relations between the United States and Mexico. They also work to improve infrastructure along the border to increase tourism and trade while protecting local businesses from competition with foreign imports. Additionally, they strive to support local small businesses by providing tax incentives and access to resources. Elected officials also pay close attention to public safety concerns such as gang violence and drug trafficking. These politicians seek to create an environment where residents feel safe and secure in their homes. Finally, they work together with other local governments to promote growth in the area through job creation initiatives and investment opportunities.
The political climate in Nogales, AZ is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, AZ is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, AZ 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 31.6%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nogales, AZ is strongly liberal.
Santa Cruz County, Arizona is very liberal.
Nogales Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Nogales, Arizona: D D D D D D
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 Nogales, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 395 contributions totaling $19,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $18,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)