The politics in 85037 Phoenix, AZ are complicated and ever changing. It is an area in which the population is diverse and includes a mix of different cultures, backgrounds, and political beliefs. The current state senator for the area is Kate Brophy McGee, who represents Arizona's 28th Legislative District. In addition to Senator McGee, 8 other legislators represent the citizens of Phoenix in both the Arizona House and Senate. On the local level, Phoenix City Councilmembers represent each district within the city limits. Currently, there are nine members on the council with representatives from each district providing input on citywide decisions that impact residents' lives. Finally, voters in 85037 will have their say in upcoming state and national elections this year when they head to the polls to elect elected officials who will shape policy decisions for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 85037 (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 85037 (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 85037 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $12,879 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $9,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)