Tombstone, AZ is a small city located in Cochise County, Arizona. It has a rich history and deep connections to the Wild West. The politics of Tombstone are strongly influenced by its community and its unique place in American folklore. The city serves as the county seat for Cochise County and the mayor is elected from among the local residents. Local political candidates typically run on platforms that reflect their commitment to preserving Tombstone’s rich history while also promoting economic development and civic engagement. Issues like public safety, water rights, education, and infrastructure are common among the agendas of many of these candidates as citizens strive to keep their beloved Tombstone safe and thriving.
The political climate in Tombstone, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Cochise County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Cochise County, AZ 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochise county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.1%.
Cochise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tombstone, AZ is somewhat conservative.
Cochise County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area is moderately 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.
Tombstone, 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 Tombstone, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $3,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)