The politics in Mesa, Arizona, 85201 are heavily influenced by the local government. There are numerous local offices spanning from city council to county officials that all have a strong say in the decisions that affect the area. The current Mayor of Mesa is John Giles and he is supported by a City Council made up of six members who represent specific districts within the city. Additionally, there are various other elected officials such as state representatives, senators, and Maricopa County supervisors that can influence political outcomes of issues affecting the area. All of these individuals work together to ensure that constituents’ needs are being met and their voices heard on matters impacting their community. With such a large population in the 85201 zip code, it is crucial for those in power to stay informed on what their constituents want so they can continue to represent them accurately and effectively when making decisions.
The political climate in Zip 85201 (Mesa, 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 85201 (Mesa, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Mesa, 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.
Mesa, 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 85201 (Mesa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,136 contributions totaling $68,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $31,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)