The politics in 85606 Cochise, AZ are shaped by the local government of Cochise County. The county is overseen by a Board of Supervisors, who are elected to represent the citizens of the county. They have the responsibility of setting policy and making decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Elected officials also work together with local organizations and businesses to ensure that resources and services are readily available to county residents. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, there is an elected sheriff who is responsible for enforcing laws and keeping citizens safe in Cochise County. Other local government agencies include an Assessor's Office, a Tax Collector's Office, a Public Works Department, and a Health Care District. By working together these entities strive to create an environment where everyone can live safely and securely without fear of crime or discrimination.
The political climate in Zip 85606 (Cochise, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Cochise County, AZ 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochise county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.1%.
Cochise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85606 (Cochise, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Cochise, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Cochise County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Sierra Vista-Douglas Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cochise, 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 85606 (Cochise)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $2,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)