The city of Scottsdale, located in 85255, is home to a diverse population and offers a variety of political options for its residents. With 11 precincts, the city provides ample opportunity for registered voters to make their voice heard and participate in the democratic process. As a result, Scottsdale is home to a wide range of local political candidates who represent different ideas and ideals within the community. Most recently, city council seats have been contested by individuals from many different backgrounds and ideologies. The election process has allowed for more informed decisions when it comes to deciding on what kind of leadership Scottsdale needs and desires. This has created an atmosphere where citizens can engage in meaningful conversations about the issues that affect them most directly. Not only does this bring fresh perspectives to the table but it also gives voters a platform to consider who will best serve their interests in the future.
The political climate in Zip 85255 (Scottsdale, 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 85255 (Scottsdale, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Scottsdale, 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.
Scottsdale, 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 85255 (Scottsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,651 contributions totaling $1,300,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,536 contributions totaling $3,887,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,099 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)