The Payson, AZ Metro Area is an area with a growing population and strong economy. The political landscape in the area is diverse and often contested. The local political scene is dominated by Republican candidates, with a few Democrats running in some areas. There are also a handful of independent candidates vying for office in the region. Local elections are held annually and provide an avenue for citizens to express their opinions and concerns on various issues that affect their lives. Over the last few election cycles, there has been an increase in voter turnout as more people engage in politics at the local level. The diversity of opinions expressed through these races ensures that all voices are heard and that each individual's opinion matters.
The political climate in Payson Metro Area is very conservative.
In Payson Metro Area 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, the Payson metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.2%.
The Payson metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Payson, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Payson Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,108 contributions totaling $91,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,052 contributions totaling $352,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)