Ajo, Arizona is located in Pima County and is part of the Tohono O'odham Nation. Politics in Ajo are largely focused on the interests of its citizens and ensuring that they enjoy safe, healthy, and prosperous lives. The city government works to provide services such as water, sewer, parks and recreation, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, economic development, and other areas critical to the wellbeing of residents. In addition to these services, there are many local organizations working hard to ensure that Ajo remains a vibrant community. These organizations often work closely with local political representatives in order to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Many initiatives have been enacted over the years which have improved the quality of life for those living in Ajo while remaining mindful of preserving its unique character and culture.
The political climate in Ajo, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Pima County, AZ is moderately liberal. In Pima County, AZ 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pima county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 39.8%.
Pima county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ajo, AZ is somewhat liberal.
Pima County, Arizona is moderately liberal.
Tucson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ajo, 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 Ajo, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $1,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)