Gilbert, AZ is a rapidly growing city with strong representation in the state government. Located in Maricopa County, the residents of Gilbert benefit from having many local elected officials that are committed to serving their constituents. Some of these representatives include Republican state senator J.D. Mesnard and Democratic House representative Warren Petersen, who have made it their mission to ensure the citizens of Gilbert receive access to quality health care, education, and other important services. They are currently working on legislation that will promote jobs and economic development in the region through tax incentives and other measures. Additionally, they are focused on protecting our environment by advocating for clean air and water standards while also promoting energy efficiency programs. These efforts have helped to make Gilbert one of the most vibrant cities in Arizona and a great place to live for families and businesses alike.
The political climate in Gilbert, 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
Gilbert, 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.
Gilbert, 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 Gilbert, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,254 contributions totaling $1,324,232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,798 contributions totaling $1,811,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)