Rock House, AZ is a small town located in the heart of the Arizona desert. It is known for its beautiful landscapes and friendly locals. Despite its small size, the town plays an integral role in local politics. The mayor of Rock House is elected every four years from a field of qualified candidates running on platforms addressing issues that are important to residents such as public safety, economic development, education, and infrastructure improvements. In addition to the mayor, Rock House has several elected council members who serve on the Town Council and have the power to make decisions about ordinances and budgets that affect all citizens. They are also charged with ensuring fiscal responsibility and upholding the town’s values. At Town Hall meetings, residents can voice their opinions about how they feel about current issues or share ideas for future initiatives. By engaging in local politics, Rock House residents are able to take ownership of their community and make sure that it continues to be a safe and desirable place to live.
The political climate in Rock House, 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
Rock House, 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.
Rock House, 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 Rock House, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 175 contributions totaling $18,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $10,804 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)