Arizona 5th Congressional District (AZ) — Elections 1876–2024

Arizona 5th Congressional District, Arizona: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 128,3602024 5-year
Median household income: $88,2112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1984MIT Election Lab

BIGGS, Andrew S.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SALMON, Matthew James (2015–2017), SALMON, Matthew James (2013–2015), SCHWEIKERT, David (2011–2013), MITCHELL, Harry E. (2009–2011)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−5.7%	26,923	30,220	57,973
2020	D	+0.1%	28,244	28,182	57,519
2016	R	−4.5%	18,982	20,905	43,089
2012	R	−11.2%	16,373	20,613	37,774
2008	R	−10.9%	16,368	20,440	37,253
2004	R	−14.6%	13,398	18,042	31,716
2000	R	−9.8%	10,221	12,546	23,685
1996	R	−1.5%	9,657	9,987	21,454
1992	R	−7.5%	7,577	9,299	22,920
1988	R	−29.5%	6,175	11,445	17,835
1984	R	−43.1%	4,227	10,741	15,112
1980	R	−38.7%	3,268	8,233	12,820
1976	R	−25.1%	3,930	6,702	11,049
1972	R	−41.2%	2,567	6,405	9,318
1968	R	−25.4%	2,379	4,244	7,336
1964	R	−6.0%	3,348	3,773	7,125
1960	R	−16.9%	2,388	3,359	5,751
1956	R	−24.3%	1,504	2,471	3,981
1952	R	−19.7%	1,394	2,077	3,471
1948	D	+6.6%	1,120	979	2,150
1944	D	+13.9%	897	678	1,581
1940	D	+23.5%	1,013	626	1,650
1936	D	+39.5%	908	379	1,339
1932	D	+32.9%	812	406	1,234
1928	R	−22.6%	348	551	900
1924	R	−5.7%	260	298	666
1920	R	−11.9%	260	330	590
1916	D	+13.8%	230	170	434
1912	D	+34.1%	76	19	167
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	50.1%	47.7%	3,347,964
2022	D	51.4%	46.5%	2,572,294
2020	D	51.2%	48.8%	3,355,307
2018	D	50.0%	47.6%	2,384,308
2016	R	40.7%	53.7%	2,530,730
2012	R	46.2%	49.2%	2,243,422
2010	R	34.7%	58.9%	1,708,484
2006	R	43.5%	53.3%	1,526,782
2004	R	20.6%	76.7%	1,961,677
2000	R	0.0%	79.3%	1,397,076
1998	R	27.2%	68.7%	1,013,280
1994	R	39.5%	53.7%	1,119,060
1992	R	31.6%	55.8%	1,382,051
1988	D	56.7%	41.1%	1,164,539
1986	R	39.5%	60.5%	862,921
1982	D	56.9%	40.3%	723,885
1980	R	48.4%	49.5%	874,238
1976	D	54.0%	43.3%	741,210

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

12.6%

English

9.8%

Irish

8.9%

Italian

4.3%

American

4.1%

Polish

2.2%

French

1.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.6%

75–84

2.9%

4.5%

65–74

5.2%

5.7%

55–64

6.0%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

6.9%

35–44

6.5%

7.5%

25–34

7.0%

4.7%

18–24

4.4%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$88,211

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$88,211

Arizona$79,964

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.3%

Working age (18–64)10.0%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.9%

speak English only

Spanish18.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other Indo-European2.2%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.2%

Other Christian

14.8%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Baptist

1.6%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the East Valley suburbs of Maricopa County, AZ-05 has backed Republican presidential candidates by double digits consistently, with the 2024 margin reaching R+17.1 — among the largest in the state.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1984. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 128,360, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,211 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Arizona vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Arizona voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,973 votes cast, 26,923 went Democratic and 30,220 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Arizona's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Arizona as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Arizona last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Arizona voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Arizona?

Congressional District 5, Arizona has a population of 128,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Arizona?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Arizona is $88,211 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Arizona?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arizona 5th Congressional District delivered R+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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