Chandler, Arizona is a thriving city located in Maricopa County and part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. It is home to roughly 250,000 people and offers much to its residents. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six council members who serve four year terms. It also has a dedicated police force that works hard to keep the community safe and secure. When it comes to politics, Chandler residents have many options when it comes to deciding who represents them at all levels of government. From local school boards to state legislators, there are various candidates running for office each election season that seek the support of the people of Chandler. All of these candidates work hard to meet the needs of their constituents and bring about change in their respective districts.
The political climate in Zip 85224 (Chandler, 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
Zip 85224 (Chandler, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Chandler, Arizona 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.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 85224 (Chandler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,525 contributions totaling $152,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $103,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)