Gila Bend, Arizona is a small town located in Maricopa County near the western edge of the state. Politically, the town leans heavily Democratic. In recent elections, the town has overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates for local offices. Gila Bend has had a long history of supporting progressive values and initiatives at both the state and national level. The local government is active in promoting economic development and protecting natural resources. Recently, Gila Bend Mayor Tony Acosta initiated a redevelopment project to revitalize downtown Gila Bend with new businesses, parks and other public amenities. In addition, he has been working hard to ensure that residents have access to quality healthcare services and educational opportunities. Additionally, Mayor Acosta's administration is committed to preserving the unique cultural identity of the region by fostering relationships with Native American tribes nearby.
The political climate in Zip 85337 (Gila Bend, 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 85337 (Gila Bend, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Gila Bend, 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.
Gila Bend, 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 85337 (Gila Bend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)