Glendale, Arizona is a city located in Maricopa County, just 9 miles northwest of Phoenix. This vibrant and diverse city has a population of over 243,000 people and is home to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. The City Council governs the government of Glendale and consists of seven members. The mayor is elected by the majority vote from the city council members and then serves four-year terms as leader of the local government. In addition to this, there are various committees that review decisions before they are voted on by the City Council. Glendale’s politics involve a combination of regional representation and general-at-large election formats for its governing body, allowing all residents to have their voices heard when it comes to making major decisions for the city. The political environment in Glendale is marked by strong civic engagement with both residents and businesses participating in councils, committees, boards, advisory groups and other forums designed to discuss various issues facing the city.
The political climate in Glendale, AZ is leaning liberal.
Maricopa County, AZ is leaning liberal. In Maricopa County, AZ 50.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maricopa county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.1% to 48.0%.
Maricopa county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glendale, AZ is leaning liberal.
Maricopa County, Arizona is leaning liberal.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area is leaning 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.
Glendale, Arizona: R R R R r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Glendale, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,868 contributions totaling $1,251,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,135 contributions totaling $2,055,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)