The politics in 85387 Surprise, AZ are closely intertwined with the rapid population growth of the area. It is one of Arizona’s fastest-growing cities, and as such, new local political candidates have emerged to represent the city's interests. These candidates represent a variety of backgrounds and ideologies, making for a vibrant political atmosphere. Voters are encouraged to stay up-to-date on upcoming elections and take part in the democratic process by casting their ballot for the candidate they feel best represents them. With so many voices vying to be heard at the local level, 85387 Surprise promises an exciting time in local politics this election season.
The political climate in Zip 85387 (Surprise, 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 85387 (Surprise, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Surprise, 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.
Surprise, 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 85387 (Surprise)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 911 contributions totaling $80,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $27,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)