85646 Tubac, AZ is a small community located in Santa Cruz County. It is a rural area, with the population estimated to be around 1,191 as of 2010. This area has a unique local political landscape, with various issues and candidates vying for support from its residents. The county seat of Santa Cruz is Nogales, which is known for its strong Democratic leanings. However, 85646 Tubac has been traditionally conservative and Republican-leaning. In recent years there have been more independent or third party candidates running in local elections. Local citizens are passionate about their politics and stay informed on the issues that affect them most, such as public safety, economic development, and education. Despite their differences in ideology and party affiliation, Tubac voters have historically come together to make sure their voice is heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 85646 (Tubac, 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 85646 (Tubac, AZ) is moderately liberal.
Tubac, 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.
Tubac, 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 85646 (Tubac)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $35,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $18,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)