Yavapai County, Arizona is a largely rural area located in central Arizona. Politically, the county is mostly Republican leaning with conservative values. The political landscape in Yavapai County has been shaped by the state's strong policy of individual liberty and local autonomy. Local elections usually involve candidates from both major parties who advocate for smaller government while also taking into account the needs of their constituents. Many of these local candidates emphasize the importance of keeping taxes low, protecting natural resources, and preserving their culture and heritage. Additionally, there are several advocacy groups within the county that focus on specific issues such as healthcare and education. All in all, Yavapai County is home to many passionate political activists who actively participate in debates and elections at both the state and local level to ensure that their voices are heard and that their interests are represented.
The political climate in Yavapai County, AZ is strongly conservative.
In Yavapai County, AZ 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yavapai county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 34.5%.
Yavapai county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yavapai County, AZ is strongly conservative.
Prescott Valley-Prescott Metro Area is 0.
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.
Yavapai, 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 Yavapai County, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,157 contributions totaling $2,576,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,955 contributions totaling $1,201,821 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)