Florence, Arizona is a small town in Pinal County located 120 miles southeast of Phoenix. It is known for its rich history and culture, as well as its strong sense of community. The town was settled in 1860 by gold miners looking to strike it rich in the area, and much of the architecture still reflects the era’s style. Although Florence isn’t a large city, it still has an active political atmosphere with many local candidates vying for office at various levels. The residents of Florence are generally quite proud of their town and take their civic duty to participate in local politics seriously. There are several prominent politicians in the 85132 area, including current state representative Bret Roberts, who was elected to serve the people of Florence in 2014. He is dedicated to preserving the town’s historical character while still advocating for progress on issues such as economic development and educational reform. Furthermore, Mayor Anna Reynolds has been a strong advocate for civic engagement and volunteerism since taking office in 2017. She has worked hard to create opportunities for citizens to get involved with their government, helping make Florence an even more inviting place to live and visit.
The political climate in Zip 85132 (Florence, AZ) is somewhat conservative.
Pinal County, AZ is moderately conservative. In Pinal County, AZ 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pinal county remained very strongly Republican, 57.7% to 40.5%.
Pinal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85132 (Florence, AZ) is somewhat conservative.
Florence, Arizona is somewhat conservative.
Pinal County, Arizona is moderately conservative.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Florence, 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 85132 (Florence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 167 contributions totaling $7,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $13,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)