Queen Creek, AZ is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. The town is governed by a mayor and a five-member council which are elected at large. Local politics in Queen Creek cover topics such as zoning, economic development, budgeting and public safety. Currently, there is a significant amount of growth occurring in the area due to its close proximity to major cities such as Phoenix and Tucson. This influx of new residents has resulted in an increase in political activity with frequent meetings of local government officials and open forums being held to discuss issues facing Queen Creek. Additionally, the town works closely with other nearby towns to ensure that each community is benefitting from the collective efforts. Recent initiatives have included upgrading infrastructure for better quality of life and increasing access to education resources for young families living in the area. Overall, local politics in Queen Creek focus on creating strong relationships between citizens and their elected representatives while working together to improve the overall quality of life throughout this growing community.
The political climate in Zip 85142 (Queen Creek, 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 85142 (Queen Creek, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Queen Creek, 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.
Queen Creek, 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 85142 (Queen Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $47,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 568 contributions totaling $133,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)