The politics of Anthem, Arizona are based on the principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and economic opportunity. The town is governed by a five-member town council who are elected at large. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local government through attending public meetings and participating in their local precinct committee. There are many local political issues that the community is actively engaged in such as school funding, transportation projects, and public safety. Additionally, there are candidates running for office in upcoming elections that residents can support if they choose. The town of Anthem also has representatives in state and federal government that work hard to ensure that its citizens receive access to much needed resources.
The political climate in Anthem, AZ is leaning conservative.
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
Anthem, AZ is leaning conservative.
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.
Anthem, 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 Anthem, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,348 contributions totaling $121,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 750 contributions totaling $185,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)