The politics in 85748 Tucson, AZ is highly active and engaging. The diverse population of 85748 represents a range of political views and perspectives which are often represented in the numerous city council, state legislative, and congressional elections. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on issues such as education, health care, immigration, and environmental protection which have all received more attention due to their impact on the lives of people living in 85748. Additionally, debates about economic policy often come up during election cycles with candidates taking different stances on taxation and other fiscal matters. Overall, 85748 Tucson provides a vibrant political atmosphere where citizens can take part in civic engagement by voting for their preferred candidate or advocating for their issue.
The political climate in Zip 85748 (Tucson, AZ) is somewhat liberal.
Pima County, AZ is moderately liberal. In Pima County, AZ 58.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pima county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.4% to 39.8%.
Pima county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85748 (Tucson, AZ) is somewhat liberal.
Tucson, Arizona is somewhat liberal.
Pima County, Arizona is moderately liberal.
Tucson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Tucson, Arizona: d d d d D 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 85748 (Tucson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,463 contributions totaling $103,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 547 contributions totaling $138,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)