Quartzsite, AZ is a small town located in the far western part of La Paz County. It has a rich history and culture and serves as an important stop along several major highways in the state. Politics in Quartzsite are typically centered around providing services for its citizens and making sure local businesses remain successful. The current mayor and city council members have worked hard to keep taxes low, attract new businesses to the area, develop programs to help address community needs, and create policies that benefit all residents. They also strive to remain transparent in their decision-making process so that everyone can stay informed of important changes happening within the town’s political landscape. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure Quartzsite remains a great place to live for locals while still being open to visitors from all walks of life.
The political climate in Quartzsite, AZ is strongly conservative.
La Paz County, AZ is very conservative. In La Paz County, AZ 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Paz county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.9%.
La Paz county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quartzsite, AZ is strongly conservative.
La Paz County, Arizona 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.
Quartzsite, 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 Quartzsite, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)