The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Downtown Tempe. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Downtown Tempe tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Downtown Tempe has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Downtown Tempe leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Downtown Tempe, 73.23% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Downtown Tempe women make up 44.79% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Downtown Tempe is 19.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Downtown Tempe a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Downtown Tempe, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 36% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University Park, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Riverside, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Sunset, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Meyer Park, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Ntna-College, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Escalante, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Baseline-Hardy, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
- Pepperwood, Tempe, AZ: more liberal voters
- Wood Park, Tempe, AZ: more liberal voters
- Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, AZ: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Ontario, Ontario, CA: more liberal voters
- Belmont, Lincoln, NE: more liberal voters
- Culebra Park, San Antonio, TX: more liberal voters
- Friendly, Eugene, OR: more liberal voters
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY: more liberal voters
- Lomas Verdes, Bayamon, PR: more liberal voters
- Lyon Street, Santa Ana, CA: more liberal voters
- Old Town, Alexandria, VA: more liberal voters
- Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT: more liberal voters
- South Area, Wichita, KS: more conservative voters
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