Political party strength in Arizona explained

As of January 2023, Arizona's registered voters include 1,443,142 Republicans (34.7%), 1,270,613 Democrats (30.5%), 32,961 Libertarians (0.8%), and 1,415,020 "Other" (34.0%).[1]

State politics

Most political offices are currently held by members of the Republican Party. Both U.S. Senators and 3 of out the 9 House of Representatives members are Democrats, (the other six are Republicans) Many were first elected in the 2018 elections. The following table indicates the political parties of elected officials in Arizona:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1863–1911)

YearExecutive officesTerritorial LegislatureU.S. Congress
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Secretary of State!class=unsortable Attorney General!class=unsortable Supt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable House!class=unsortable Delegate
1863John A. Gurley (R)Richard C.
McCormick (R)		Charles D. Poston (R)
John N. Goodwin (R)
1864Coles Bashford (R)
1865John N. Goodwin (R)
1866John A. Rush
Richard C.
McCormick (R)		James P. T. Carter (R)
1867Coles Bashford (I)
1868
James P. T. Carter (R)
1869Coles Bashford (R)G. H. Oury (D)Richard C.
McCormick (U)
Anson P. K. Safford (R)
1870
1871
1872J. E. McCaffry
1873
1874
1875Hiram Sanford Stevens (D)
1876John Philo Hoyt (R)
1877
John Philo Hoyt (R)John J. Gosper (R)
1878
John C. Frémont (R)
1879John G. Campbell (D)
1880
1881G. H. Oury (D)
John J. Gosper (R)
1882
Frederick Augustus
Tritle (R)		Hiram M. Van Arman (R)
1883
1884Clark Churchill (R)
1885Curtis Coe Bean (R)
C. Meyer Zulick (D)James A. Bayard (D)
1886
1887Briggs GoodrichMarcus A. Smith (D)
1888John A. Rush
1889Clark Churchill (R)
Lewis Wolfley (R)Oakes Murphy (R)
1890
John N. Irwin (R)
1891
1892William Herring (R)
Oakes Murphy (R)Nathan A. Morford (R)
1893John C. Herndon
L. C. Hughes (D)Charles Morelle
Bruce (D)		Francis J. Heney (R)
1894
1895Thomas D. SatterwhiteOakes Murphy (R)
1896J. F. Wilson
Charles Morelle Bruce (D)
Benjamin J. Franklin (D)
1897A. P. ShewmanMarcus A. Smith (D)
Myron H. McCord (R)Charles H. Akers (R)
1898C. M. Frazier
Oakes Murphy (R)Charles F. Ainsworth
1899John Frank Wilson (D)
1900
1901Marcus A. Smith (D)
1902Isaac T. Stoddard (R)Edmund W. Wells (R)
Alexander Brodie (R)
1903John Frank Wilson (D)
1904William F. Nichols (R)Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1905E. S. ClarkMarcus A. Smith (D)
William F. Nichols (R)
Joseph Henry Kibbey (R)
1906
1907
1908John H. Page (R)
1909Ralph H. Cameron (R)
Richard Elihu Sloan (R)George U. Young (R)
1910John B. Wright
1911

1912–present

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureCorp.
Comm.		United States CongressElectoral votes
class=unsortable Governor!class=unsortable Secretary
of State!		class=unsortable Attorney
General!		class=unsortable Treasurer!class=unsortable Supt. of Pub. Inst.!class=unsortable Mine Inspector!class=unsortable Senate!class=unsortable House!class=unsortable U.S. Senator
(Class I)!		class=unsortable U.S. Senator
(Class III)!		class=unsortable U.S.
House
1912George W. P. Hunt (D)Sidney Preston
Osborn (D)		George Purdy
Ballard (D)		David F. Johnson (D)Charles O. Case (D)G. H. Bolin (D)15D, 4R31D, 4R3DHenry F. Ashurst (D)Marcus A. Smith (D)Carl
Hayden
(D)		Wilson/
Marshall (D)
1913
1914
1915Wiley E. Jones (D)Mit Simms (D)18D, 1R35D
1916
1917Thomas E. Campbell (R)David F. Johnson (D)14D, 5R31D, 4R
George W. P. Hunt (D)
1918
1919Thomas E. Campbell (R)Mit Simms (D)Harry S. Ross (D)26D, 9R
1920Harding/
Coolidge (R)
1921Ernest Hall (R)W. J. Galbraith (R)Raymond R. Earhart (D)Elsie Toles (R)John F. White (R)10R, 9D20D, 18RRalph H. Cameron (R)
1922
1923George W. P. Hunt (D)James H. Kerby (D)John W. Murphy (D)Wayne Hubbs (D)Charles O. Case (D)Tom C. Foster (D)18D, 1R41D, 6R
1924Coolidge/
Dawes (R)
1925Vernon S. Wright (D)17D, 2R
1926
1927J. C. Callaghan (D)43D, 9RCarl Hayden (D)Lewis
Douglas
(D)
1928K. Berry Peterson (D)Hoover/
Curtis (R)
1929John Calhoun
Phillips (R)		J. C. Callaghan (D)Charles R. Price (D)37D, 17R
1930Ike Fraizer (R)
1931George W. P. Hunt (D)Scott White (D)Mit Simms (D)18D, 1R52D, 12R
1932Roosevelt/
Garner (D)
1933Benjamin Baker
Moeur (D)		James H. Kerby (D)Arthur T. La Prade (D)W. M. Cox (D)Herman E. Hendrix (D)19D59D, 4RIsabella
Greenway
(D)
1934
1935John L. Sullivan (D)Mit Simms (D)18D, 1R51D
1936
1937Rawghlie Clement
Stanford (D)		Joe Conway (D)Harry M. Moore (D)19D50D, 1RJohn R.
Murdock
(D)
1938
1939Robert Taylor
Jones (D)		Harry M. Moore (D)William G. Petersen (D)51D, 1R
1940Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)
1941Sidney Preston
Osborn (D)		Joe Hunt (D)E. D. Ring (D)53DErnest McFarland (D)
1942
Dan Edward
Garvey (D)
1943James D. Brush (D)58D2D
1944John L. Sullivan (D)Alva E. Weaver (D)Roosevelt/
Truman (D)
1945William T. Brooks (D)Clifford J. Murdock (D)57D, 1R
1946
1947Mit Simms (D)Nolan D. Pulliam (D)53D, 5R
1948Evo Anton
DeConcini (D)
Dan Edward
Garvey (D)		Curtis Williams (D)Truman/
Barkley (D)
1949Wesley Bolin (D)Fred O. Wilson (D)J. W. Kelly (D)Marion Brooks (D)52D, 7R
1950
1951John Howard
Pyle (R)		E. T. Williams Jr. (D)61D, 10R
1952Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
1953Ross F. Jones (R)J. W. Kelly (D)Edward Massey (D)15D, 4R50D, 30RBarry Goldwater (R)1D, 1R
19542D, 1R
1955Ernest McFarland (D)Robert Morrison (D)E. T. Williams Jr. (D)Cliff Harkins (D)26D, 2R61D, 19R3D
1956
1957J. W. Kelly (D)Marion Brooks (D)57D, 23R
1958
1959Paul Fannin (R)H. Y. Sprague (D)Wilburn W. Dick (D)R. V. Hersey (D)27D, 1R55D, 25R
1960Wade Church (D)John Quebedeaux (R)Nixon/
Lodge (R)
1961Robert Pickrell (R)J. W. Kelly (D)24D, 4R52D, 28R
1962
1963Milton J. Husky (D)48D, 32R2D, 1R2D, 1R
1964Goldwater/
Miller (R)
1965Sam Goddard Jr. (D)Darrell F. Smith (R)Bob Kennedy (D)Sarah Folsom (R)Verne C. McCutchan (R)26D, 2R45D, 35R3DPaul Fannin (R)
1966
1967Jack Williams (R)Charles H. Garland (R)16R, 14D33R, 27D2R, 1D
1968Nixon/
Agnew (R)
1969Gary K. Nelson (R)Morris A. Herring (R)Weldon P. Shofstall (R)17R, 13D34R, 26D2D, 1RBarry Goldwater (R)
19702R, 1D
1971Ernest Garfield (R)18R, 12D3R
1972
1973Bart Fleming (R)38R, 22D3R, 1D
1974N. Warner Lee (R)
1975Raúl Héctor
Castro (D)		Bruce Babbitt (D)Carolyn Warner (D)Bert C. Romero (D)18D, 12R33R, 27D
1976Ford/
Dole (R)
1977Verne C. McCutchan (R)16D, 14R38R, 22D2R, 1DDennis DeConcini (D)2R, 2D
Wesley Bolin (D)Rose Mofford (D)
1978
Bruce Babbitt (D)Jack LaSota (D)Ted M. Martinez (D)
1979Robert K. Corbin (R)Clark Dierks (R)James H. McCutchan (R)16R, 14D42R, 18D
1980Reagan/
Bush (R)
198143R, 17D
1982
1983Ray Rottas (R)18R, 12D39R, 21D3R, 2D
1984
198538R, 22D3D4R, 1D
1986
1987Evan Mecham (R)C. Diane Bishop (D)19R, 11D36R, 24D2D, 1RJohn McCain (R)
1988Bush/
Quayle (R)
Rose Mofford (D)James Shumway (D)
1989Douglas K. Martin (R)17R, 13D34R, 26D
1990
1991Fife Symington (R)Richard Mahoney (D)Grant Woods (R)Tony West (R)17D, 13R33R, 27D
1992Bush/
Quayle (R)
199318R, 12D35R, 25D3R, 3D
1994
1995Jane Dee Hull (R)Lisa Graham
Keegan (R)		19R, 11D38R, 22DJon Kyl (R)5R, 1D
1996Clinton/
Gore (D)
199718R, 12D2R, 1D
Jane Dee Hull (R)Betsey Bayless (R)
1998
1999Janet Napolitano (D)Carol Springer (R)16R, 14D40R, 20D3R
2000Bush/
Cheney (R)
2001Jaime Molera (R)15R, 15D36R, 24D5R
2002
2003Janet Napolitano (D)[3] Jan Brewer (R)Terry Goddard (D)David Petersen (R)Tom Horne (R)17R, 13D39R, 21D6R, 2D
2004
200518R, 12D38R, 22D
2006Elliott Hibbs (R)39R, 21D
2007Dean Martin (R)Joe Hart (R)17R, 13D33R, 27D4R, 4D
2008McCain/
Palin (R)
2009Jan Brewer (R)Ken Bennett (R)18R, 12D36R, 24D3R, 2D5D, 3R
2010
2011Tom Horne (R)Doug Ducey (R)John Huppenthal (R)21R, 9D40R, 20D5R, 3D
2012Romney/
Ryan (R)
201317R, 13D36R, 24D5RJeff Flake (R)5D, 4R
2014
2015Doug Ducey (R)Michele Reagan (R)Mark Brnovich (R)Jeff DeWit (R)[4] Diane Douglas (R)5R, 4D
201618R, 12DTrump/
Pence (R)
201717R, 13D35R, 25D
2018
Eileen Klein (R)Jon Kyl (R)
2019Katie Hobbs (D)Kimberly Yee (R)Kathy Hoffman (D)31R, 29D4R, 1DKyrsten Sinema (D)Martha McSally (R)5D, 4R
2020Biden/
Harris (D)
202116R, 14D3R, 2DMark Kelly (D)
2022Paul Marsh (R)
2023Katie Hobbs (D)Adrian Fontes (D)Kris Mayes (D)Tom Horne (R)4R, 1DKyrsten Sinema (I)6R, 3D
2024Trump/
Vance (R)
202517R, 13D33R, 27D5RRuben Gallego (D)

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://www.azsos.gov/elections/voter-registration-historical-election-data Historical election data
  2. Entries from 1912–1976 can be downloaded from the Arizona Memory Project here: https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/api/collection/statepubs/id/24188/download
  3. Web site: Napolitano officially resigns as AZ governor. January 21, 2009. November 11, 2022. Brian. White. KOLD-TV.
  4. Web site: DeWit to resign April 3 for NASA job. March 27, 2018. November 11, 2022. Associated Press. Arizona Capitol Times.

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