Photo: Ron Reiring · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Clifton run?
Clifton’s town government spent $4.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,218 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clifton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clifton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $503 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clifton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Clifton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clifton →
About $1,218 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clifton didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Clifton yet
Every year of Clifton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Clifton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clifton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cliftonaz.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 145 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,771).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Morenci Unified District
Clifton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,765 per pupil, $6,600 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clifton’s votes are counted by county
Arizona reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clifton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greenlee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.8%2,308 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.8%954 votesOthers: 1.4% (46 votes).
Most votes in Greenlee County: Donald J Trump
100% of Clifton lies in Greenlee County. Every 2024 race in Greenlee County is on the county’s page.
Greenlee County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Clifton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cliftonaz.gov ↗
- 2Arizona HouseState representatives
- 3Arizona SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arizona
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Clifton compares with the towns next door
Clifton’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton | estimate | $503 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Clifton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clifton’s government
How much does Clifton spend per resident?
About $1,218 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Clifton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Clifton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $503 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Arizona. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cliftonaz.gov.
Who runs Clifton’s government?
See cliftonaz.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clifton yet.
How did Clifton vote in 2024?
Arizona counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clifton alone. Greenlee County, where 100% of Clifton lies, voted Trump 69.8%, Harris 28.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clifton?
26 full-time and 37 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $116,336 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clifton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (David Gowan) and State House District 19 (Gail Griffin and Lupe Diaz). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clifton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Clifton, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →