Arizona's congressional districts

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Arizona's congressional districts
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Since 2023

Arizona is divided into nine congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. Since the 2008 elections, Democrats and Republicans have alternated holding a majority of seats in the delegation in six of the last eight elections.

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2022 districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Arizona, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of nine members, with six Republicans and three Democrats.

2022 U.S. representatives from Arizona [1]
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3]
District map
1st David Schweikert official portrait 116th Congress.jpg
David Schweikert
(Fountain Hills)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 [4] R+2 Arizona's 1st congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
2nd Rep. Eli Crane official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
Eli Crane
(Oro Valley)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 [5] R+6 Arizona's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
3rd Ruben Gallego official portrait.jpg
Ruben Gallego
(Phoenix)
DemocraticJanuary 6, 2015 [6] D+24 Arizona's 3rd congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
4th Greg Stanton official portrait (118th Congress).jpg
Greg Stanton
(Phoenix)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 [7] D+2 Arizona's 4th congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
5th Andy Biggs official portrait.jpg
Andy Biggs
(Gilbert)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 [8] R+11 Arizona's 5th congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
6th Rep. Juan Ciscomani official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
Juan Ciscomani
(Tucson)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 [9] R+3 Arizona's 6th congressional district with insets (since 2023).svg
7th Raul Grijalva, official portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg
Raúl Grijalva
(Tucson)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2003 [10] D+15 Arizona's 7th congressional district with insets (since 2023).svg
8th Debbie Lesko 118th Cong.jpeg
Debbie Lesko
(Peoria)
RepublicanMay 7, 2018 [11] R+10 Arizona's 8th congressional district in Phoenix (since 2023).svg
9th Paul Gosar 115th Congress.jpg
Paul Gosar
(Bullhead City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 [12] R+16 Arizona's 9th congressional district with insets (since 2023).svg

History

From 1863 to 1912, Arizona Territory sent one non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives. After its statehood in 1912, Arizona was granted one representative in the House. As the state's population has grown, Arizona's delegation has increased in size to its total of nine representatives.

CongressRepresentativesNotes
38th62nd
(1863–1912)
1Non-voting delegate
62nd77th
(1912–1943)
1
78th80th
(1943–1949)
2Elected on an at-large basis
81st87th
(1949–1963)
2
88th92nd
(1963–1973)
3
93rd97th
(1973–1983)
4
98th102nd
(1983–1993)
5
103rd107th
(1993–2003)
6
108th112th
(2003–2013)
8
113th
(2013–)
9

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Arizona, presented chronologically. [13] All redistricting events that took place in Arizona between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

YearStatewide mapPhoenix highlight
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Arizona, 1972 - 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Arizona (metro highlight), 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Arizona, 1983 - 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Arizona (metro highlight), 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Arizona, 1993 - 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Arizona (metro highlight), 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Arizona, 2003 - 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Arizona (metro highlight), 2003 - 2013.tif
2013-2023 United States Congressional Districts in Arizona, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Arizona (metro highlight), since 2013.tif

Obsolete districts

Notes

Due to redistricting, the congressional district numbers in Arizona have changed for the 2022 election cycle. Through this process, the district numbers have changed the following ways:

See also

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