Sonoita, AZ is a small community located in the southeastern corner of Arizona. The town has a population of 856, with most residents living in rural areas or on small ranches. Despite its small size, Sonoita's politics are quite active and important to the local community. Local elections take place regularly with candidates from both major political parties competing for public office. The town is represented in the state legislature by two members of the Democratic Party, and they are part of a larger group that works to ensure that their constituents receive fair representation in the state government. Additionally, there are also numerous local organizations and clubs that discuss current political issues and provide a platform for citizens to voice their opinions on important topics. Overall, politics play an integral role in Sonoita's culture and development, making it an important part of the town's history and identity.
The political climate in Zip 85637 (Sonoita, 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 85637 (Sonoita, AZ) is moderately liberal.
Sonoita, 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.
Sonoita, 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 85637 (Sonoita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 404 contributions totaling $47,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $5,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)