Mesa, AZ 85215 is a vibrant and diverse city in the heart of Arizona. The city has been an important part of the state's history and there are a variety of different political issues that impact its residents. Politically, Mesa is represented by the Arizona State Legislature, as well as the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. There is also an active local City Council which meets regularly to address issues impacting Mesa residents. In addition to these political bodies, Mesa also has numerous candidates running for office in both state and local elections. These candidates come from all walks of life and backgrounds, ensuring that there is representation from all segments of the population. With so many different voices in play, Mesa's politics are sure to be lively and engaging for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 85215 (Mesa, 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 85215 (Mesa, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Mesa, 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.
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 85215 (Mesa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 833 contributions totaling $59,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 642 contributions totaling $92,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)