Politics in 86321 Bagdad, AZ are centered around the local government. The town is governed by a mayor and six council members who are all elected by the citizens of Bagdad. These officials make policy decisions that affect the town, such as setting taxes, zoning regulations, and creating ordinances. The Town Council holds public hearings throughout the year to hear from residents on important issues. Additionally, elections for the mayor and council members occur every four years giving citizens a chance to voice their opinion on who should lead them. It is important for Bagdad residents to stay up to date on local politics so that they can be informed in choosing their representatives and making sure their voices are heard in local government.
The political climate in Zip 86321 (Bagdad, 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 86321 (Bagdad, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Bagdad, 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.
Bagdad, 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 86321 (Bagdad)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)