The politics in 85396 Buckeye, Arizona are a reflection of the values held by the local population. The small town has been historically conservative, with many of its residents supporting traditional family values and fiscal responsibility. In recent years, however, the area has become more politically diverse as members of both major US political parties have gained increased representation in the city and surrounding areas. Locally, issues such as economic development, public safety, and public education are always important to voters. In the 2020 election cycle, several highly competitive races for mayor and city council have brought out passionate supporters from both sides of the aisle to make their case in front of their constituents. No matter which candidate or party is elected into office this year, one thing is certain: 85396 Buckeye will continue to be a vibrant place where residents feel heard and their interests are represented in local government.
The political climate in Zip 85396 (Buckeye, 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 85396 (Buckeye, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Buckeye, 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.
Buckeye, 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 85396 (Buckeye)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 610 contributions totaling $54,543 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $75,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)