A purple state refers to a region where the Democratic and Republican parties receive an analogous range of support. This equitable endorsement has proven vital in local and national elections, and these swing or battleground states are often crucial to a candidate’s success.
In Arizona, and Maricopa County specifically, one key factor in the tightening of recent elections has been the increasing predominance of independent voters, who have not only siphoned demographics from the two major parties, but have also begun staking a progressively significant claim of their own.
Election Impact
