The politics in 85003 Phoenix, AZ are incredibly vibrant and dynamic. The area is part of Maricopa County, which has a strong record of voter turnout and engagement with local politics. Local elections for city council members, mayors, school boards, and other elected positions are hotly contested and draw the attention of many residents. In addition to local elections, 85003 Phoenix residents also regularly follow state-level politics as well as national politics, especially during presidential election cycles. Overall, the citizens of 85003 Phoenix take an active interest in the political landscape around them and are passionate about their beliefs when it comes to local issues.
The political climate in Zip 85003 (Phoenix, AZ) is somewhat 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 85003 (Phoenix, AZ) is somewhat liberal.
Phoenix, Arizona is somewhat 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.
Phoenix, 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 85003 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,042 contributions totaling $396,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $42,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)