The politics in Prescott, AZ (zip code 86303) have been the source of much debate and discussion among residents. The city has a seven-member City Council which is responsible for making policy and enacting laws that affect the community. This council is elected by the citizens of Prescott every four years. The Mayor also serves a four-year term, and is elected by the City Council members from amongst their ranks. This body of elected officials works together to make decisions that effect the day-to-day lives of those living in Prescott, ranging from public safety to taxation matters. Recently, a number of local political initiatives have been debated such as increasing taxes to fund infrastructure improvements or bringing more jobs to the area through expanding business opportunities. As a result, there is an active civic engagement in the community that allows citizens to promote their views and be heard on local issues impacting them.
The political climate in Zip 86303 (Prescott, 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 86303 (Prescott, AZ) is moderately conservative.
Prescott, 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.
Prescott, 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 86303 (Prescott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,729 contributions totaling $386,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 688 contributions totaling $127,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)