Arizona State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
az-hd-008
State
Arizona
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
132.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arizona State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Maricopa County132.73 sq mi99.9%1.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tempe city21.53 sq mi16.2%53.9%
Phoenix city11.74 sq mi8.8%2.3%
Scottsdale city11.42 sq mi8.6%6.2%
Mesa city4.92 sq mi3.7%3.5%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AZ District 4125,73351.5%15.8%20.0%
AZ District 1101,12041.4%12.7%77.5%
AZ District 317,3137.1%2.2%2.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
149,320
Active Voters
114,022 (76.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic48,90132.7%
Republican36,77124.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,8515.3%
No party recorded55,79737.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202492,672 (62.1%)18,278 (12.2%)14,489 (9.7%)
2021–202264,148 (43.0%)17,829 (11.9%)14,043 (9.4%)
2019–202081,532 (54.6%)442 (0.3%)243 (0.2%)
2017–201852,314 (35.0%)11,532 (7.7%)9,128 (6.1%)
2015–201653,050 (35.5%)6,957 (4.7%)7,779 (5.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
250,737 (± 4,616)
Median Age
30.7
Median Household Income
$76,772 (± $2,252)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,19214.0%
18 to 64187,79974.9%
65 and over27,74611.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)68,25427.2%
White, not Hispanic128,69351.3%
Black, not Hispanic16,3266.5%
Asian, not Hispanic14,3675.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6,8252.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6060.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4980.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,1685.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
225,892
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
191,795

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic170,46575.5%
Hispanic55,42524.5%
White129,47157.3%
Black15,1366.7%
Asian7,1303.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6,8913.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5470.2%
Two or More Races1,6960.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic150,41978.4%
Hispanic41,37721.6%
White117,32661.2%
Black15,0467.8%
Asian9,1174.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,4933.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5340.3%
Two or More Races1,2990.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).