The politics in Phoenix, AZ 85053 are constantly changing and evolving. The current mayor of Phoenix is Kate Gallego, who was elected in 2019. She brings an important understanding of the needs as well as the challenges that face this community today. At the state level, Arizona is represented by two senators and nine representatives in Congress, all of whom come from a variety of backgrounds and bring their own perspectives to the political arena. The city itself is divided into 15 different City Council Districts, each with its own unique set of goals and objectives. In addition to these local government representatives, there are several important organizations dedicated to affecting change at the local level such as Neighborhoods United for Action and other grassroots organizations that provide valuable input and guidance on specific issues that affect the local community.
The political climate in Zip 85053 (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 85053 (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 85053 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 659 contributions totaling $25,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $45,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)