The small town of Patagonia, AZ is located in the foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains and has a population of about 1,200 people. Despite its small size, politics plays an important role in this close-knit community. The local government consists of five elected officials including a mayor and four council members who are responsible for managing the town’s budget, infrastructure, and day-to-day operations. All residents aged 18 or over are eligible to vote in local elections. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering at local organizations. The current political climate in Patagonia is marked by a commitment to preserving its historic charm while maintaining a strong sense of community through investments in public services and education programs. In addition, there is an emphasis on creating jobs and economic development initiatives that will benefit all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 85624 (Patagonia, AZ) is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, AZ is very liberal. In Santa Cruz County, AZ 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Cruz county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 31.6%.
Santa Cruz county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85624 (Patagonia, AZ) is moderately liberal.
Patagonia, Arizona is moderately liberal.
Santa Cruz County, Arizona is very liberal.
Nogales Metro Area is very 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.
Patagonia, Arizona: D D D D D D
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 85624 (Patagonia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,940 contributions totaling $45,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $39,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $873 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)