Safford, Arizona is a small city located in Graham County in southeastern Arizona. The city has a population of around 10,000 people and is the county seat of Graham County. Despite its small size, Safford is home to several important political organizations and events. The local government consists of a mayor, four council members, and numerous staff members who are dedicated to serving the citizens of Safford. Each year the city hosts an annual election for these positions as well as many other local offices such as school boards, public safety officers, and more. There are also several initiatives in place to encourage civic engagement among citizens of all ages through votes for public referendums on various issues facing the community. Every month the mayor's office holds public meetings where citizens can learn more about what is going on in their community and how they can get involved. Additionally, representatives from various local organizations often speak at these meetings, allowing citizens to stay informed on important matters affecting Safford and its residents.
The political climate in Safford, AZ is moderately conservative.
Graham County, AZ is very conservative. In Graham County, AZ 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.8%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Safford, AZ is moderately conservative.
Graham County, Arizona is very conservative.
Safford 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.
Safford, 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 Safford, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $12,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $33,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)