Avondale, AZ is a vibrant city located in the southwestern part of Arizona. It has a population of over 85,000 people and is an important part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The city's government consists of a mayor and five city council members. Elections are held annually to decide who will serve on the council in two-year terms. Local politics in Avondale focus on ensuring representation for all citizens, providing basic services such as public safety, transportation infrastructure, and economic development projects. The city strives to create a quality of life that encourages businesses to move to the region and provides residents with access to educational opportunities and recreational activities. As Avondale grows into a larger city, its political landscape will become increasingly complex; however, its commitment to preserving the community' safety and prosperity will remain strong.
The political climate in Avondale, 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
Avondale, 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.
Avondale, 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 Avondale, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,707 contributions totaling $316,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,535 contributions totaling $491,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)