Sacaton, Arizona is a small town located in Pinal County and is home to the Gila River Indian Community. Although it has a small population, local politics still play an important role in the lives of its citizens. The Gila River Indian Community Council is a tribal government composed of seven elected members who serve three-year terms. These members are responsible for creating and enforcing laws, handling tribal finances, and working towards the overall wellbeing of the community. In addition to this governing body, there are several other organizations that focus on improving living conditions and providing resources for the citizens of Sacaton. The Gila River Community Action Team works together to provide support and assistance to families and individuals in need throughout the community. The Sacaton Foundation also works towards bettering education opportunities for students by providing tutoring programs as well as mentoring programs for adults who wish to re-enter the workforce or gain additional job training.
The political climate in Zip 85147 (Sacaton, 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 85147 (Sacaton, AZ) is somewhat conservative.
Sacaton, 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.
Sacaton, 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 85147 (Sacaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $539,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7,386 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $312,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,904 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)