In 85553 Tonto Basin, AZ politics are heavily influenced by the local government. There is a town council that works hard to ensure that the residents of 85553 Tonto Basin have their voices heard and their needs met. The town council consists of five members, each elected by the citizens of the community for 4-year terms. Every two years, two new members are elected to serve on the council and make decisions about how best to spend public funds and manage projects within the town limits. Additionally, every four years there is an election for mayor in which citizens of 85553 Tonto Basin can cast their votes for their preferred candidate. The current mayor is Steven Loughmiller who was elected in 2018. He has been dedicated to serving his community during his time in office and continues to strive for progress in 85553 Tonto Basin.
The political climate in Zip 85553 (Tonto Basin, AZ) is strongly conservative.
Gila County, AZ is very conservative. In Gila County, AZ 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gila county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.2%.
Gila county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85553 (Tonto Basin, AZ) is strongly conservative.
Tonto Basin, Arizona is strongly conservative.
Gila County, Arizona is very conservative.
Payson Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Tonto Basin, 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 85553 (Tonto Basin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $1,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)