When I lived in Arizona, I remember the 1971 movie "Billy Jack" was filmed there. From Wikipedia:
In the second film, Billy Jack, the hero defends the hippie-themed Freedom School and students from townspeople who do not understand or like the counterculture students.
Sounds like not much has changed.
The only thing that changed is that you have a lot more older lefty transplants who retired there now too (my parents included unfortunately). So, it’s not just the townies vs the hippies, it’s the “good old boys” vs the hippies and the grey-haired granola munchers together.