Arizona 16th State Senate District, Arizona: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 308,3922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,6132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+21 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, 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 | 60,582 | 78,032 | 140,469 | ||
| R | 59,263 | 68,189 | 129,812 | ||
| R | 39,733 | 48,372 | 94,699 | ||
| R | 35,991 | 43,920 | 81,581 | ||
| R | 36,232 | 43,091 | 80,266 | ||
| R | 26,988 | 31,757 | 59,175 | ||
| D | 20,104 | 19,904 | 41,817 | ||
| D | 19,360 | 14,790 | 37,867 | ||
| D | 16,314 | 13,570 | 39,213 | ||
| R | 14,325 | 16,887 | 31,594 | ||
| R | 11,609 | 17,615 | 29,493 | ||
| R | 8,631 | 13,216 | 24,700 | ||
| R | 9,837 | 10,586 | 21,208 | ||
| R | 6,713 | 10,806 | 19,577 | ||
| R | 6,218 | 7,156 | 14,938 | ||
| D | 8,424 | 6,888 | 15,327 | ||
| R | 6,270 | 6,504 | 12,792 | ||
| R | 4,012 | 5,498 | 9,522 | ||
| R | 3,613 | 4,635 | 8,248 | ||
| D | 2,909 | 2,230 | 5,245 | ||
| D | 2,341 | 1,657 | 4,013 | ||
| D | 3,048 | 1,602 | 4,668 | ||
| D | 2,513 | 992 | 3,606 | ||
| D | 2,257 | 911 | 3,221 | ||
| R | 1,013 | 1,266 | 2,283 | ||
| R | 665 | 768 | 1,724 | ||
| R | 780 | 955 | 1,734 | ||
| D | 735 | 576 | 1,376 | ||
| O | 219 | 61 | 510 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.6%
English
10.0%
Irish
9.2%
Italian
3.9%
American
3.7%
Polish
1.9%
French
1.5%
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: 39.9 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
$79,613
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$79,613
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Carried Republican by double digits in recent cycles, this district blends outer-ring Phoenix suburbs with rural stretches, producing a consistent conservative lean that has made it a low-volatility seat in statewide targeting maps.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-two points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-one points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 308,392, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,613 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Arizona voted Republican by 12.4 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 140,469 votes cast, 60,582 went Democratic and 78,032 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Arizona's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Arizona as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 16, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Arizona voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Arizona?
State Senate District 16, Arizona has a population of 308,392 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 16, Arizona?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Arizona is $79,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.