The politics in 85087 New River, AZ are highly influenced by the state of Arizona as a whole. Although this area is relatively small in population, its citizens are still very involved in local and statewide elections, often choosing candidates based on their stances on a variety of issues. Local political candidates focus on topics that are pertinent to the region such as water rights and conservation, rural infrastructure development, and economic growth. Residents of the 85087 zip code tend to vote for candidates who share their values when it comes to environmental protection, sustainable energy sources, and social justice. With such a diverse population from different backgrounds and cultures, it is important for candidates running for office to understand the needs of each community within this area.
The political climate in Zip 85087 (New River, 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 85087 (New River, AZ) is leaning conservative.
New River, 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.
New River, 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 85087 (New River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $17,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $12,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)