The city of Scottsdale, AZ is known for its beautiful cityscape and unique culture. It is a place where people from all different backgrounds can come together to enjoy the great outdoors or experience the vibrant nightlife. Politics in Scottsdale are influenced by local and state government decisions, as well as the opinion of its residents. The City Council is made up of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Scottsdale and serve four-year terms. State representatives and senators serve two-year terms to represent the interests of their constituents at the state capitol. The mayor serves a four year term and oversees all aspects of running the city. In addition, there are numerous local committees that work with both local and state politicians to help shape Scottsdale’s future.
The political climate in Scottsdale, 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
Scottsdale, 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.
Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70,650 contributions totaling $13,236,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28,746 contributions totaling $24,996,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $870 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)