Goodyear, AZ is a vibrant and growing city located in the southwest region of the United States. A major contributor to Goodyear's successful economy is its diverse population. The city is home to many different cultures, religions, races, and backgrounds all coexisting peacefully. This welcoming environment has allowed for lively debates and discussions on local politics in Goodyear. Every election season brings about an influx of new candidates who are eager to make a difference for their community. They each bring unique perspectives on how to make Goodyear an even better place to live. From discussions on public safety initiatives to education reform, Goodyear residents have plenty of opportunities to participate in the democratic process and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Goodyear, 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
Goodyear, 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.
Goodyear, 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 Goodyear, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,868 contributions totaling $425,047 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,983 contributions totaling $678,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)