85353 Phoenix, AZ is an area known for its diverse population and vibrant culture. The city is represented by numerous politicians at the local, state and federal level. At the local level, Phoenix is represented by a Mayor and eight City Council Members who are all elected by the people of the city to make decisions that affect their daily lives. They are responsible for developing policies on topics such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and much more. On the state level, Arizona has two U.S senators who are both members of different political parties and have varying views on how to approach certain issues that affect not only Phoenix but also Arizona as a whole. Additionally, Arizona's nine congressional districts each send a representative to Congress who works to represent their district in Washington D.C., regardless of their party affiliation. All these representatives work together to ensure 85353 Phoenix residents have representation in government and can voice their opinions when it comes to making important decisions that will impact them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Zip 85353 (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 85353 (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 85353 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $3,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $19,119 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)