Arizona 8th Congressional District (AZ) — Elections 1876–2024

Arizona 8th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+24 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 286,0652024 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 Republican margin: R+24 in 2012MIT Election Lab

DW-NOMINATE

Member ideology

HAMADEH, Abraham J.Congress 119 · Republican

HAMADEH scores 0.66 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: LESKO, Debbie (2023–2025), LESKO, Debbie (2021–2023), LESKO, Debbie (2019–2021), FRANKS, Trent (2017–2019)

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

2024 presidential election

Congressional District 8

TrumpR+16

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	57.7%	226,197
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	41.4%	162,184
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	3,654

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−21.3%
2012	−23.7%
2016	−18.8%
2020	−13.5%
2024	−16.3%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−16.3%	162,184	226,197	392,035
2020	R	−13.5%	171,089	225,566	402,249
2016	R	−18.8%	116,652	175,729	313,451
2012	R	−23.7%	105,209	170,424	275,633
2008	R	−21.3%	110,171	170,729	284,568

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

2024 ACS

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.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

4.3%

65–74

5.0%

5.7%

55–64

6.0%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.5%

25–34

7.2%

4.8%

18–24

4.5%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.9%

2.8%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,300

Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 8$89,300

Arizona$79,964

United States$80,734

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

2024 ACS

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.

2024 ACS

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.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.4%

Other Christian

15.1%

Non-Christian

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Baptist

1.6%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the West Valley suburbs of Maricopa County, AZ-08 posted an R+19.2 margin in 2024, making it among the widest presidential spreads in a state otherwise defined by competitive statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of twenty-four points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.

A population of 286,065, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,300 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 8, Arizona vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 8, Arizona voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 392,035 votes cast, 162,184 went Democratic and 226,197 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 8, Arizona's political typology?

Akashic places Congressional District 8, Arizona in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.

How many people live in Congressional District 8, Arizona?

Congressional District 8, Arizona has a population of 286,065 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, Arizona?

Median household income in Congressional District 8, Arizona is $89,300 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.

What is the political history of Congressional District 8, Arizona?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, Arizona from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Arizona 8th Congressional District delivered R+16 in 2024.

Key facts

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