The 85206 zip code is located in Mesa, Arizona, a bustling community just east of Phoenix. With over 481,000 people living in the greater metropolitan area, Mesa is a vibrant and diverse city with an active local government. The local political landscape features a range of candidates from both major parties running for various positions such as mayor, city council members, and even sheriff. For example, incumbent mayor John Giles is running for re-election against challenger Scott Somers in the upcoming election. Additionally, there are numerous candidates vying for the newly created open seats on the City Council and Sheriff's office. From long-time residents to newcomers to the area, all citizens have a voice when it comes to choosing their local political representatives.
The political climate in Zip 85206 (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 85206 (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 85206 (Mesa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 634 contributions totaling $29,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 914 contributions totaling $172,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)