The politics in 85281 Tempe, AZ are diverse and vibrant. The city is led by a mayor and council members who are dedicated to the welfare of their constituents. The local political candidates come from various backgrounds and represent different interests for the people of Tempe. At the state level, Arizona has two Senators in the US Senate as well as nine Representatives in the House of Representatives. These officials work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Tempe are met on both a federal and state level. Additionally, there are many organizations in 85281 Tempe dedicated to advancing causes such as civil rights, economic growth, environmental protection, education reform, and social justice. These organizations provide a platform for citizens to voice their opinions on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 85281 (Tempe, AZ) is somewhat 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 85281 (Tempe, AZ) is somewhat liberal.
Tempe, Arizona is somewhat 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.
Tempe, 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 85281 (Tempe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,195 contributions totaling $341,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $237,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)