The 85008 zip code of Phoenix, AZ is a diverse area where political interests and opinions vary among residents. A variety of political issues are important in the 85008 community such as education, immigration, healthcare, and housing reform. The 85008 community is represented by several local politicians at both state and federal levels who work to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about these important issues. There are a number of candidates running for office this year who have made it their priority to represent the needs of the 85008 community on a larger scale. These candidates have pledged to work on behalf of their constituents to promote change and progress in the community while staying true to the values of those they serve. With so much at stake in this election year, it is important that 85008 residents make sure they are informed about all the choices available when it comes to choosing representatives for their community.
The political climate in Zip 85008 (Phoenix, 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 85008 (Phoenix, AZ) is somewhat liberal.
Phoenix, 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.
Phoenix, 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 85008 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,248 contributions totaling $77,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $32,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)