Graham County, Arizona is a small, rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population of people, ranging from farmers and ranchers to miners and other working-class individuals. Although this area does not have any major cities or towns, politics still play an important role in governing the county and its residents. With fewer people living there than many counties across the state, local politics in Graham County are often focused on providing basic services such as roads and law enforcement while also advocating for responsible resource management. Elected officials have crafted policies to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services, including education and health care. As well, they work to ensure that environmental regulations are followed and that natural resources are managed responsibly. Local political candidates within Graham County are often homegrown individuals with a deep understanding of the community's unique needs and challenges. Elections tend to be competitive races between these local candidates who want to represent their constituents faithfully and ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity for success.
The political climate in Graham County, AZ is very conservative.
In Graham County, AZ 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.8%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graham County, AZ is very conservative.
Safford 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.
Graham, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Graham County, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $14,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 342 contributions totaling $47,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)