The town of Tonto Basin, AZ is a small rural community located in the southwestern region of the state. It has a long and rich history that dates back to the days of cowboys, ranchers, and early settlers. The town is now home to over 1,400 people who all live in harmony as part of this close-knit community. The politics in Tonto Basin are quite different from those found in larger cities and towns in Arizona. Like most other small towns, there are no local political candidates running for office; instead, the mayor and town council are elected by the citizens every two years. There is a strong emphasis placed on local issues such as infrastructure, health care services, education, public safety, economic development and other important topics that affect the quality of life for all residents. All decisions made by the mayor and council must take into account what is best for the current inhabitants as well as future generations of Tonto Basiners.
The political climate in Tonto Basin, 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
Tonto Basin, 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.
Tonto Basin, 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 Tonto Basin, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $1,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)