Vail, Arizona is a beautiful small town located in the Santa Cruz Valley. It has a long history of both local and federal politics, and the community remains committed to preserving its independence and identity. Currently, Vail is managed by a council-manager form of government, which consists of five elected council members. The current mayor is Mary Lou Johnson, who was elected in 2018. The town also has an active Planning & Zoning Commission that works to ensure that development is done responsibly and considers the needs of the citizens. In addition, there are several local organizations that dedicate themselves to advocating for better policies on issues such as public safety or economic development. These organizations work to ensure that Vail remains a vibrant community where all citizens can live happily and securely.
The political climate in Vail, AZ is leaning 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
Vail, AZ is leaning 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.
Vail, 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 Vail, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,221 contributions totaling $379,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 550 contributions totaling $118,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)