The small town of Shonto, AZ is a rural community located in the heart of the Navajo Nation. With a population of just over 800 people, it is an important part of the local economy and culture. Like many other towns in the area, Shonto has its own local government and political representation. The city council consists of five members elected by the residents every four years at municipal elections. In addition to voting for city council members, residents can also vote directly on certain measures that come before them as ballot initiatives or referendums. There is also a local chapter of the Navajo Nation government which represents all Native American citizens living within the boundaries of their reservation. With such a small population size, Shonto politics are often focused on issues that are relevant to its residents, such as education, economic development, and safety in their community—all topics that have significant implications for those living in this close-knit rural environment.
The political climate in Shonto, AZ is leaning conservative.
Navajo County, AZ is leaning conservative. In Navajo County, AZ 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Navajo county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 45.0%.
Navajo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shonto, AZ is leaning conservative.
Navajo County, Arizona is leaning conservative.
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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.
Shonto, 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 Shonto, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)