The city of Ash Fork, AZ (86320) is a small town with a population of around 845 people. It is located in Yavapai County and is known for its wonderful natural beauty and abundance of outdoor activities. The politics in Ash Fork are largely reflective of those at the state and national levels. Locally, the town is governed by a mayor and four council members that are elected every four years. They work together to create laws and regulations that help ensure the well being of citizens, businesses, and visitors alike. In addition to local laws, Ash Fork also follows the laws put forth by Arizona state government as well as the federal government. The political environment in this small town reflects both conservative and liberal ideologies, allowing for constructive debates about a variety of topics throughout election season. Overall, Ash Fork strives to ensure that everyone has their voice heard no matter their political perspective while still creating an atmosphere where all are welcomed and respected for their personal beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 86320 (Ash Fork, AZ) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 86320 (Ash Fork, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Ash Fork, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Yavapai County, Arizona 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.
Ash Fork, 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 86320 (Ash Fork)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)