The town of Gilbert, AZ 85296 is located in Maricopa County and is a suburb of Phoenix. The political landscape of the area is diverse and ever-changing, with Republicans and Democrats both having a presence in the local elections. Elections for mayor, town council members, school board representatives, and other municipal offices are held in Gilbert every two years. These offices are filled with candidates who are dedicated to making sure that the town of Gilbert continues to be one of the most desirable places to live in Arizona. Voters have a choice between multiple candidates from both major parties on election day. Issues such as education reform, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements are often discussed during campaigns, giving voters a clear understanding of where each candidate stands on important topics. Regardless of their political affiliation, all candidates strive to make the best decisions for their community and work towards creating a better future for everyone living in Gilbert.
The political climate in Zip 85296 (Gilbert, 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
Zip 85296 (Gilbert, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Gilbert, Arizona 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.
Gilbert, 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 85296 (Gilbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,873 contributions totaling $86,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 401 contributions totaling $138,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)