Why does Arizona not use Daylight Savings Time?

Question

Arizona is on Mountain Time, but because it does not go on DST it essentially is on Pacific Time in the summer...maybe because it's more culturally/economically tied to California than the other Mountain states?

Arizona is the only state in the U.S. to NOT use Daylight Savings (also select communities in Indiana opt out as well)

Answer 1

Being fairly far south, the difference in daylight between summer and winter is less than in most other states, so the need for saving daylight in the summer is less. Also, summers in Arizona are very hot, so you're moving the hot part of the day closer to the evening, when people really do want to go out -- and that's less convenient. On a summer day in Arizona, you WANT the sun to set early, and the cooldown to begin.

Answer 2

local option the law allows states to opt out Indiana allows Cities and regions to opt out it's a mess we should eliminate the stupid thing since we are no longer a nation of farmers

Answer 3

Most of the United States doesn't have daylight savings.

Answer 4

The sun comes up, the sun goes down. Whatever the beancounters want is fine with me. Arizona, where red peppers sizzle over slow braceros, and no one carries an alarm clock on their wrist.

Answer 5

They've got daylight to spare... why would they need to save it?

Answer 6

and what would be the reason for Indiana to do the same thing

Answer 7

Don't know why we don't, but it gets confusing when everyone else in the country changes and we don't.

Answer 8

I didn't know that . .
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