Phoenix, AZ 85016 is a city in Maricopa County that offers residents a vibrant political atmosphere. There are multiple state representatives and senators who serve the area, including Carl Seel, Maria Syms, and Lela Alston. Local candidates for office in the area frequently hold public events to connect with their constituents. Political issues important to the local community include education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Phoenix has an active voting population which consistently turn out at the polls for important elections. Voter registration is encouraged throughout the year to ensure that all eligible citizens can participate in making decisions that shape their local government and future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 85016 (Phoenix, 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 85016 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Phoenix, 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.
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 85016 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,261 contributions totaling $1,184,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,190 contributions totaling $1,310,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)