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Arizona's 2nd congressional district contains the northwestern corner of the state, and some of the western suburbs of Phoenix. The odd shape of the district is indicative of the use of gerrymandering in its construction. The unusual division was not, however, drawn to favor politicians. Owing to historic tensions between the Hopi and the Navaho, and since tribal boundary disputes are a Federal matter, it was thought inappropriate that both tribes should be represented by the same U.S. House of Representatives member. Since the Hopi reservation is completely surrounded by the Navaho reservation some means of connection was required that avoided including large portions of Navaho land, hence the narrow riverine connection.
It is currently represented by Trent Franks, a Republican. George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +9.
[edit] Statistics
- Population (2000): 641,329
- Male 48.9%, Female 51.1%
- Median age: 39.9
- Median Household Income: $42,432
- Racial Composition: 85.5% White, 2.2% Black, 1.7% Asian, 2.2% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.0% Other, 14.2% Hispanic (of any race)
[edit] Recent results
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[edit] Historical representation
[edit] Footnotes
- before 1951, Arizona's districts were elected at-large
- Stewart Udall resigned to take job as Secretary of the Interior in the Kennedy administration
- Mo Udall resigned due to failing health
- Pastor subsequently represented Arizona's fourth district
[edit] References
- Demographic data from census.gov
- 2004 Election data from CNN.com
- 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
- 2000 Election data from CNN.com
- 1998 Election data from CNN.com
