Sun Lakes, AZ is a small city located in Maricopa County. It has a diverse population of retirees, families, and young professionals who share a strong sense of community. The local government is dedicated to enacting policies that benefit the residents and businesses of Sun Lakes. One example of this is the recent redevelopment of the city's downtown area which has attracted new businesses and improved living standards for its citizens. Local political candidates in Sun Lakes have put forth platforms that focus on improving the quality of life in the community, such as expanding healthcare services, creating more job opportunities, and investing in infrastructure projects like roads and parks. These candidates have been advocating for greater investments in public safety, education, and green initiatives like sustainability programs. Residents can be sure that their voices are heard when they cast their votes for the future leaders of Sun Lakes who will strive to make it an even better place to live.
The political climate in Sun Lakes, 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
Sun Lakes, AZ 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.
Sun Lakes, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Sun Lakes, AZ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,870 contributions totaling $187,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,503 contributions totaling $967,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $644 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)