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United States presidential elections in Arizona

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United States presidential elections in Arizona

Since Arizona's admission to the Union in February 1912, it has participated in 28 United States presidential elections. Since the 1950s, Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, with the party carrying the state in all subsequent elections except 1996 and 2020 (and even then, Democrats won with narrow pluralities). However, recent political realignment has led some to consider Arizona as a swing state, influenced by demographic changes and trends in Maricopa County and other suburban areas in the state. Democrats have in less recent elections carried the state by large margins amidst favorable national environments. In the 1936 presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt won Arizona in a landslide, defeating the Republican Party's candidate Alf Landon by 42.92%, which remains the largest margin of victory for any presidential candidate in the state's history. The state's electoral votes came under controversy in the 2020 presidential election, when Democratic nominee Joe Biden narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Donald Trump in the state, by a margin of just 0.3%. During the Electoral College vote count, 69 congressional Republicans unsuccessfully objected to the certification of electoral votes of Arizona amidst false claims of fraud. As of 2022, no Republican has won the presidency without carrying Arizona since its statehood in 1912, although Democrats have won the presidency without carrying the state on six occasions, most recently Barack Obama in 2012.

Infobox

Number of elections
29
Voted Democratic
9
Voted Republican
20
Voted other
0
Voted for winning candidate
23
Voted for losing candidate
6

Tables

mw- Presidential elections in Arizona from 1912 to present · Presidential elections
Candidate
Candidate
Year
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Winner
%
Winner
Candidate
Winner
Votes
Runner-up
%
Runner-up
Candidate
Runner-up
Votes
Runner-up
%
1912
1912
Year
1912
Winner
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
Winner
10,324
Winner
43.6%
Runner-up
Theodore Roosevelt (PR)
Runner-up
6,949
Runner-up
29.3%
Other candidate
Eugene Debs (S)
Other candidate
3,163
Other candidate
13.4%
EV
3
1916
1916
Year
1916
Winner
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
Winner
33,170
Winner
57.2%
Runner-up
Charles Evans Hughes (R)
Runner-up
20,522
Runner-up
35.4%
Other candidate
Allan L. Benson (S)
Other candidate
3,174
Other candidate
5.5%
EV
3
1920
1920
Year
1920
Winner
Warren G. Harding (R) ‡
Winner
37,016
Winner
55.4%
Runner-up
James M. Cox (D)
Runner-up
29,546
Runner-up
44.2%
Other candidate
Eugene Debs (S)
Other candidate
222
Other candidate
0.3%
EV
3
1924
1924
Year
1924
Winner
Calvin Coolidge (R) ‡
Winner
30,516
Winner
41.3%
Runner-up
John W. Davis (D)
Runner-up
26,235
Runner-up
35.5%
Other candidate
Robert M. La Follette (PR)
Other candidate
17,210
Other candidate
23.3%
EV
3
1928
1928
Year
1928
Winner
Herbert Hoover (R)‡
Winner
52,533
Winner
57.6%
Runner-up
Al Smith (D)
Runner-up
38,537
Runner-up
42.2%
Other candidate
William Z. Foster (CPUSA)
Other candidate
184
Other candidate
0.2%
EV
3
1932
1932
Year
1932
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
79,264
Winner
67.0%
Runner-up
Herbert Hoover (R)
Runner-up
36,104
Runner-up
30.5%
Other candidate
Norman Thomas (S)
Other candidate
2,618
Other candidate
2.2%
EV
3
1936
1936
Year
1936
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
86,722
Winner
69.8%
Runner-up
Alf Landon (R)
Runner-up
33,433
Runner-up
26.9%
Other candidate
William Lemke (U)
Other candidate
3,307
Other candidate
2.7%
EV
3
1940
1940
Year
1940
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
95,267
Winner
63.5%
Runner-up
Wendell Willkie (R)
Runner-up
54,030
Runner-up
36.0%
Other candidate
Roger Babson (PRO)
Other candidate
742
Other candidate
0.5%
EV
3
1944
1944
Year
1944
Winner
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
Winner
80,926
Winner
58.8%
Runner-up
Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Runner-up
56,287
Runner-up
40.9%
Other candidate
Claude A. Watson (PRO)
Other candidate
421
Other candidate
0.3%
EV
4
1948
1948
Year
1948
Winner
Harry S. Truman (D) ‡
Winner
95,251
Winner
53.8%
Runner-up
Thomas E. Dewey (R)
Runner-up
77,597
Runner-up
43.8%
Other candidate
Henry A. Wallace (PR)
Other candidate
3,310
Other candidate
1.9%
EV
4
1952
1952
Year
1952
Winner
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ‡
Winner
152,042
Winner
58.3%
Runner-up
Adlai Stevenson (D)
Runner-up
108,528
Runner-up
41.7%
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
–
Other candidate
4
1956
1956
Year
1956
Winner
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ‡
Winner
176,990
Winner
61.0%
Runner-up
Adlai Stevenson (D)
Runner-up
112,880
Runner-up
38.9%
Other candidate
T. Coleman Andrews (C)
Other candidate
303
Other candidate
0.1%
EV
4
1960
1960
Year
1960
Winner
Richard Nixon (R)
Winner
221,241
Winner
55.5%
Runner-up
John F. Kennedy (D) ‡
Runner-up
176,781
Runner-up
44.4%
Other candidate
Eric Hass (SLP)
Other candidate
469
Other candidate
0.1%
EV
4
1964
1964
Year
1964
Winner
Barry Goldwater (R)
Winner
242,535
Winner
50.4%
Runner-up
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) ‡
Runner-up
237,753
Runner-up
49.5%
Other candidate
Eric Hass (SLP)
Other candidate
482
Other candidate
0.1%
EV
5
1968
1968
Year
1968
Winner
Richard Nixon (R) ‡
Winner
266,721
Winner
54.8%
Runner-up
Hubert Humphrey (D)
Runner-up
170,514
Runner-up
35.0%
Other candidate
George Wallace (AI)
Other candidate
46,573
Other candidate
9.6%
EV
5
1972
1972
Year
1972
Winner
Richard Nixon (R) ‡
Winner
402,812
Winner
64.7%
Runner-up
George McGovern (D)
Runner-up
198,540
Runner-up
31.9%
Other candidate
John G. Schmitz (AI)
Other candidate
21,208
Other candidate
3.4%
EV
6
1976
1976
Year
1976
Winner
Gerald Ford (R)
Winner
418,642
Winner
56.4%
Runner-up
Jimmy Carter (D) ‡
Runner-up
295,602
Runner-up
39.8%
Other candidate
Eugene McCarthy (I)
Other candidate
19,229
Other candidate
2.6%
EV
6
1980
1980
Year
1980
Winner
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡
Winner
529,688
Winner
60.6%
Runner-up
Jimmy Carter (D)
Runner-up
246,843
Runner-up
28.2%
Other candidate
John B. Anderson (I)
Other candidate
76,952
Other candidate
8.8%
EV
6
1984
1984
Year
1984
Winner
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡
Winner
681,416
Winner
66.4%
Runner-up
Walter Mondale (D)
Runner-up
333,854
Runner-up
32.5%
Other candidate
David Bergland (LI)
Other candidate
10,585
Other candidate
1.0%
EV
7
1988
1988
Year
1988
Winner
George H. W. Bush (R) ‡
Winner
702,541
Winner
60.0%
Runner-up
Michael Dukakis (D)
Runner-up
454,029
Runner-up
38.7%
Other candidate
Ron Paul (LI)
Other candidate
13,351
Other candidate
1.1%
EV
7
1992
1992
Year
1992
Winner
George H. W. Bush (R)
Winner
572,086
Winner
38.5%
Runner-up
Bill Clinton (D) ‡
Runner-up
543,050
Runner-up
36.5%
Other candidate
Ross Perot (I)
Other candidate
353,741
Other candidate
23.8%
EV
8
1996
1996
Year
1996
Winner
Bill Clinton (D) ‡
Winner
653,288
Winner
46.5%
Runner-up
Bob Dole (R)
Runner-up
622,073
Runner-up
44.3%
Other candidate
Ross Perot (RE)
Other candidate
112,072
Other candidate
8.0%
EV
8
2000
2000
Year
2000
Winner
George W. Bush (R) ‡
Winner
781,652
Winner
51.0%
Runner-up
Al Gore (D)
Runner-up
685,341
Runner-up
44.7%
Other candidate
Ralph Nader (G)
Other candidate
45,645
Other candidate
3.0%
EV
8
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner
George W. Bush (R)‡
Winner
1,104,294
Winner
54.9%
Runner-up
John Kerry (D)
Runner-up
893,524
Runner-up
44.4%
Other candidate
Michael Badnarik (LI)
Other candidate
11,856
Other candidate
0.6%
EV
10
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
John McCain (R)
Winner
1,230,111
Winner
53.6%
Runner-up
Barack Obama (D)‡
Runner-up
1,034,707
Runner-up
45.1%
Other candidate
Bob Barr (LI)
Other candidate
12,555
Other candidate
0.5%
EV
10
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Mitt Romney (R)
Winner
1,233,654
Winner
53.7%
Runner-up
Barack Obama (D)‡
Runner-up
1,025,232
Runner-up
44.6%
Other candidate
Gary Johnson (LI)
Other candidate
32,100
Other candidate
1.4%
EV
11
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Donald Trump (R)‡
Winner
1,252,401
Winner
48.7%
Runner-up
Hillary Clinton (D)
Runner-up
1,161,167
Runner-up
45.1%
Other candidate
Gary Johnson (LI)
Other candidate
106,327
Other candidate
4.1%
EV
11
2020
2020
Year
2020
Winner
Joe Biden (D)‡
Winner
1,672,143
Winner
49.4%
Runner-up
Donald Trump (R)
Runner-up
1,661,686
Runner-up
49.1%
Other candidate
Jo Jorgensen (LI)
Other candidate
51,465
Other candidate
1.5%
EV
11
2024
2024
Year
2024
Winner
Donald Trump (R)‡
Winner
1,770,242
Winner
52.2%
Runner-up
Kamala Harris (D)
Runner-up
1,582,860
Runner-up
46.7%
Other candidate
Jill Stein (G)
Other candidate
18,319
Other candidate
0.5%
EV
11
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Other candidate
EV
Ref.
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
1912
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
10,324
43.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (PR)
6,949
29.3%
Eugene Debs (S)
3,163
13.4%
3
1916
Woodrow Wilson (D)‡
33,170
57.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)
20,522
35.4%
Allan L. Benson (S)
3,174
5.5%
3
1920
Warren G. Harding (R) ‡
37,016
55.4%
James M. Cox (D)
29,546
44.2%
Eugene Debs (S)
222
0.3%
3
1924
Calvin Coolidge (R) ‡
30,516
41.3%
John W. Davis (D)
26,235
35.5%
Robert M. La Follette (PR)
17,210
23.3%
3
1928
Herbert Hoover (R)‡
52,533
57.6%
Al Smith (D)
38,537
42.2%
William Z. Foster (CPUSA)
184
0.2%
3
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
79,264
67.0%
Herbert Hoover (R)
36,104
30.5%
Norman Thomas (S)
2,618
2.2%
3
1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
86,722
69.8%
Alf Landon (R)
33,433
26.9%
William Lemke (U)
3,307
2.7%
3
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
95,267
63.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)
54,030
36.0%
Roger Babson (PRO)
742
0.5%
3
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)‡
80,926
58.8%
Thomas E. Dewey (R)
56,287
40.9%
Claude A. Watson (PRO)
421
0.3%
4
1948
Harry S. Truman (D) ‡
95,251
53.8%
Thomas E. Dewey (R)
77,597
43.8%
Henry A. Wallace (PR)
3,310
1.9%
4
1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ‡
152,042
58.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)
108,528
41.7%
–
–
–
4
1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ‡
176,990
61.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)
112,880
38.9%
T. Coleman Andrews (C)
303
0.1%
4
1960
Richard Nixon (R)
221,241
55.5%
John F. Kennedy (D) ‡
176,781
44.4%
Eric Hass (SLP)
469
0.1%
4
1964
Barry Goldwater (R)
242,535
50.4%
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) ‡
237,753
49.5%
Eric Hass (SLP)
482
0.1%
5
1968
Richard Nixon (R) ‡
266,721
54.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)
170,514
35.0%
George Wallace (AI)
46,573
9.6%
5
1972
Richard Nixon (R) ‡
402,812
64.7%
George McGovern (D)
198,540
31.9%
John G. Schmitz (AI)
21,208
3.4%
6
1976
Gerald Ford (R)
418,642
56.4%
Jimmy Carter (D) ‡
295,602
39.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)
19,229
2.6%
6
1980
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡
529,688
60.6%
Jimmy Carter (D)
246,843
28.2%
John B. Anderson (I)
76,952
8.8%
6
1984
Ronald Reagan (R) ‡
681,416
66.4%
Walter Mondale (D)
333,854
32.5%
David Bergland (LI)
10,585
1.0%
7
1988
George H. W. Bush (R) ‡
702,541
60.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)
454,029
38.7%
Ron Paul (LI)
13,351
1.1%
7
1992
George H. W. Bush (R)
572,086
38.5%
Bill Clinton (D) ‡
543,050
36.5%
Ross Perot (I)
353,741
23.8%
8
1996
Bill Clinton (D) ‡
653,288
46.5%
Bob Dole (R)
622,073
44.3%
Ross Perot (RE)
112,072
8.0%
8
2000
George W. Bush (R) ‡
781,652
51.0%
Al Gore (D)
685,341
44.7%
Ralph Nader (G)
45,645
3.0%
8
2004
George W. Bush (R)‡
1,104,294
54.9%
John Kerry (D)
893,524
44.4%
Michael Badnarik (LI)
11,856
0.6%
10
2008
John McCain (R)
1,230,111
53.6%
Barack Obama (D)‡
1,034,707
45.1%
Bob Barr (LI)
12,555
0.5%
10
2012
Mitt Romney (R)
1,233,654
53.7%
Barack Obama (D)‡
1,025,232
44.6%
Gary Johnson (LI)
32,100
1.4%
11
2016
Donald Trump (R)‡
1,252,401
48.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)
1,161,167
45.1%
Gary Johnson (LI)
106,327
4.1%
11
2020
Joe Biden (D)‡
1,672,143
49.4%
Donald Trump (R)
1,661,686
49.1%
Jo Jorgensen (LI)
51,465
1.5%
11
2024
Donald Trump (R)‡
1,770,242
52.2%
Kamala Harris (D)
1,582,860
46.7%
Jill Stein (G)
18,319
0.5%
11

References

  1. For purposes of these lists, other candidates are defined as those who were in third place in Arizona.
  2. The incumbent president William Howard Taft finished fourth in Arizona, receiving 3,021 votes (12.8%).
  3. Arizona was the home state of Barry Goldwater.
  4. Arizona was the home state of John McCain.
  5. Library of Congress
    https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-southwest-territories
  6. The Arizona Republic
    https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2020/10/12/arizona-battleground-state-hispanic-vote-maricopa-phoenix-trump-biden/5818345002/
  7. Voice of America
    https://www.voanews.com/a/2020-usa-votes_these-us-swing-states-may-decide-2020-election/6197494.html
  8. Guide to U.S. Elections 2010, p. 783.
  9. Federal Election Commission
    https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2020presgeresults.pdf
  10. CNN
    https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/01/06/objection.to.counting.arizona.electoral.votes.pdf
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  12. Presidential elections 1997, p. 106.
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    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1912&fips=4&f=0
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    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1916&fips=4&f=0
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    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1920&fips=4&f=0
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    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1924&fips=4&f=0
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    https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1928&fips=4&f=0
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  72. Secretary of State of Arizona
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  73. Secretary of State of Arizona
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