The city of Phoenix, Arizona lies within the 85310 zip code, and is known for its vibrant civic life. The state capital and largest city in Arizona, Phoenix is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The citizens of Phoenix are represented by eight district council members and the Mayor, who are elected to serve four-year terms. On the local level, there are many opportunities for residents to get involved in their local political sphere. For example, registered voters can attend local candidate forums before elections to learn more about candidates running for office or voice their concerns directly to their representatives on key issues. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations that actively seek to engage with local politics through advocacy campaigns on public policy issues such as education reform and healthcare reform. By engaging in these activities, citizens can help shape the future of their city and state for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 85310 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning conservative.
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 85310 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Phoenix, Arizona is leaning conservative.
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 85310 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,276 contributions totaling $102,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $64,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)