The residents of 85541 Payson, AZ have a deep respect for their political representatives. The city is represented by several different elected officials on the local and state level. On the local level, citizens are represented by their Mayor and four City Council Members who make decisions that affect the city's quality of life. These representatives are responsible for making sure that all residents have access to basic amenities and services, such as adequate housing, education, healthcare, public transportation, security, and more. At the state level, 85541 Payson is represented by Arizona's Governor and Legislature who make laws that affect the entire state. In addition to this representation at both levels of government, voters in 85541 Payson have a chance to weigh in during election cycles when it comes time to choose political candidates who represent them best on issues that matter most.
The political climate in Zip 85541 (Payson, AZ) is strongly conservative.
Gila County, AZ is very conservative. In Gila County, AZ 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, Gila county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.2%.
Gila county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85541 (Payson, AZ) is strongly conservative.
Payson, Arizona is strongly conservative.
Gila County, Arizona is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 85541 (Payson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 633 contributions totaling $34,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 796 contributions totaling $319,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)