The politics in 85040 Phoenix, AZ are heavily influenced by the local government and representatives. The City of Phoenix is run by the Mayor and City Council which consists of eight members who are elected by district residents. At the state level, those living in 85040 are represented by their state senators and representatives in the Arizona State Legislature. Additionally, federal representation is provided by elected officials in the United States Congress. Residents participate in local elections to choose their political leaders and ensure that their voice is heard on important issues such as taxation, infrastructure improvements, environmental policies, and other matters. Local organizations such as the Maricopa County Republican Committee and Democratic Party of Maricopa County work to promote civic engagement at all levels of government and keep people informed about upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 85040 (Phoenix, 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 85040 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Phoenix, 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.
Phoenix, 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 85040 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $14,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $93,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $928 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)