Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ is a small town located in the White Mountains of Navajo County. It is home to a diverse population of around 4,500 people. The town has an active political atmosphere and the local government is dedicated to preserving the town's unique culture and history. In recent years, elections have seen a contested race for Mayor as well as positions on the Town Council. During these elections, candidates put forward their platforms and ideas for improving the community. Issues such as economic growth, jobs, infrastructure improvement, education opportunities, crime prevention and public safety are of paramount importance to residents of Pinetop-Lakeside. Local candidates strive to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard by representing their interests through initiatives and legislation designed to better serve the people of Pinetop-Lakeside and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 85935 (Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ) is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, AZ is leaning conservative. In Navajo County, AZ 45.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Navajo county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 45.0%.
Navajo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85935 (Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ) is somewhat conservative.
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona is somewhat conservative.
Navajo County, Arizona is leaning conservative.
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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.
Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 85935 (Pinetop-Lakeside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $41,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $45,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)