The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area is an active and vibrant political environment. From the city council level to the state legislature, there are numerous elected officials who represent the interests of local citizens. At the state level, members of both major parties are represented in the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate. With a wide range of issues that affect the economy, education, health care and immigration, it is important for residents to stay informed about their representatives and local government decisions. There are many opportunities for residents to get involved in their community by attending town halls and participating in local politics. In addition, voters should research candidates in order to make an informed decision on election day. Overall, staying informed about political figures and events is essential for those who live in this metropolitan area.
The political climate in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area flipped slightly Democratic, 49.2% to 48.9%.
The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218,332 contributions totaling $27,211,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65,557 contributions totaling $34,412,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)