Rough Rock, AZ is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It is situated in the north-central part of the state close to the border with New Mexico. The town has been incorporated since 1992 and is governed by an elected Mayor and Town Council. In recent years, local politics have focused on improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and supporting local businesses. There have been several candidates vying for positions in local government, but ultimately it is up to the citizens of Rough Rock to decide who will represent them on the Town Council. Local elections are held every two years in order to ensure that representatives from the community are kept accountable for their actions and decisions.
The political climate in Rough Rock, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Apache County, AZ is very liberal. In Apache County, AZ 66.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Apache county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.0% to 32.4%.
Apache county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rough Rock, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Apache County, Arizona 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.
Rough Rock, 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 Rough Rock, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)