The 85266 Scottsdale, AZ area is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. Residents in the area take an active role in politics and regularly vote in local elections. People in the area are also passionate about issues such as education, public safety, and transportation. There are a variety of political candidates running for office in the 85266 area, ranging from current Mayor Jim Lane to city council members including Kathy Littlefield and Virginia Korte. Those interested can get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering on campaigns to support their favorite candidate. Political engagement is important as it helps ensure that the voices of those living in 85266 Scottsdale, AZ are heard and respected when it comes to shaping their local government.
The political climate in Zip 85266 (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 85266 (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 85266 (Scottsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $184,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 777 contributions totaling $284,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)