The city of Phoenix, AZ, in the 85020 zip code has a vibrant political culture. This is evidenced by the fact that there are many local candidates up for election in the area. From City Council members to mayoral candidates, it is clear that residents of 85020 Phoenix are passionate about making their voices heard on issues that matter to them. Local politics in 85020 Phoenix focuses on a variety of topics including but not limited to economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements. Residents actively engage with local politicians through voting and volunteering for campaigns as well as attending debates and listening to candidate speeches. Through this engagement, they help shape the direction of their community and push for positive change.
The political climate in Zip 85020 (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 85020 (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 85020 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,952 contributions totaling $622,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 895 contributions totaling $339,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)