Arizona 2nd State House District, Arizona: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,5092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,3002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 2, AZOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,277 | 8,881 | 17,411 | ||
| D | 8,790 | 8,409 | 17,533 | ||
| R | 5,936 | 6,312 | 13,241 | ||
| R | 5,087 | 6,333 | 11,663 | ||
| R | 5,085 | 6,304 | 11,528 | ||
| R | 4,264 | 5,738 | 10,092 | ||
| R | 3,266 | 4,053 | 7,615 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 3,260 | 6,903 | ||
| R | 2,411 | 3,041 | 7,405 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 3,736 | 5,756 | ||
| R | 1,308 | 3,479 | 4,833 | ||
| R | 1,011 | 2,671 | 4,111 | ||
| R | 1,221 | 2,181 | 3,537 | ||
| R | 803 | 2,066 | 2,981 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,370 | 2,320 | ||
| R | 1,031 | 1,209 | 2,241 | ||
| R | 733 | 1,073 | 1,808 | ||
| R | 456 | 778 | 1,236 | ||
| R | 425 | 652 | 1,077 | ||
| D | 342 | 309 | 667 | ||
| D | 272 | 210 | 484 | ||
| D | 296 | 191 | 490 | ||
| D | 271 | 115 | 402 | ||
| D | 242 | 127 | 374 | ||
| R | 103 | 170 | 273 | ||
| R | 78 | 90 | 201 | ||
| R | 75 | 96 | 170 | ||
| D | 64 | 49 | 124 | ||
| D | 22 | 5 | 48 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.2%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,300
State House District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 2$89,300
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 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.0%
speak English only
Spanish19.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Arizona 2nd State House District in the desert Southwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Arizona 2nd State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Arizona 2nd State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $89,300 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 2, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, Arizona voted Republican by 3.5 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,411 votes cast, 8,277 went Democratic and 8,881 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, Arizona's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, Arizona as a "Bellwether" 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 State House District 2, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, Arizona voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 2, Arizona?
State House District 2, Arizona has a population of 38,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 2, Arizona?
Median household income in State House District 2, Arizona is $89,300 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of State House District 2, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.