The small town of 85355 Waddell, AZ is located in Maricopa County and has a population of approximately 5,000 people. As a rural community, the local politics are largely focused on the needs of the residents in the area. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors oversees the county’s government and provides a platform for citizens to participate in the political process. While 85355 Waddell does not have any specific candidates running for office at this time, its residents are still encouraged to be active in their local politics by attending council meetings and engaging with elected officials when choosing laws and regulations that will affect their community. Local organizations such as the Maricopa Community Council also provide valuable support to help citizens stay informed about current events and get involved with making positive changes within their town.
The political climate in Zip 85355 (Waddell, 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 85355 (Waddell, AZ) is leaning conservative.
Waddell, 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.
Waddell, 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 85355 (Waddell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $2,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $38,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)