Arizona State House District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
az-hd-021
State
Arizona
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
2,110.9 sq mi
Water Area
2.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arizona State House District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pima County1055.45 sq mi50.0%11.5%
Santa Cruz County771.50 sq mi36.5%62.4%
Cochise County283.95 sq mi13.5%4.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tucson city89.11 sq mi4.2%36.8%
Rio Rico CDP62.54 sq mi3.0%99.1%
Arivaca CDP27.78 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Sahuarita town22.09 sq mi1.0%69.7%
Nogales city20.82 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Tubac CDP10.80 sq mi0.5%99.5%
Amado CDP5.25 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bisbee city5.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Summit CDP3.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Naco CDP3.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Arivaca Junction CDP2.93 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Tumacacori-Carmen CDP1.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Palominas CDP1.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Miracle Valley CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beyerville CDP0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.4%
Kino Springs CDP0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 7214,15487.6%27.0%98.3%
AZ District 630,25812.4%3.8%1.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
122,979
Active Voters
111,637 (90.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,18338.4%
Republican26,80221.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,7256.3%
No party recorded41,26933.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202473,532 (59.8%)18,477 (15.0%)10,365 (8.4%)
2021–202249,434 (40.2%)15,798 (12.8%)8,691 (7.1%)
2019–202069,158 (56.2%)19,344 (15.7%)7,970 (6.5%)
2017–201844,425 (36.1%)12,780 (10.4%)6,309 (5.1%)
2015–201648,821 (39.7%)10,079 (8.2%)5,169 (4.2%)

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
246,628 (± 4,426)
Median Age
34.7
Median Household Income
$59,248 (± $1,912)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,96424.7%
18 to 64149,99760.8%
65 and over35,66714.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)147,32959.7%
White, not Hispanic73,54629.8%
Black, not Hispanic9,9254.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0221.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,4511.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3530.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0240.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,9783.2%

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
223,226
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
163,748

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic97,05843.5%
Hispanic126,16856.5%
White74,76633.5%
Black10,1374.5%
Asian3,2861.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4601.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3350.2%
Two or More Races1,3360.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic78,67048.0%
Hispanic85,07552.0%
White62,19438.0%
Black8,6715.3%
Asian3,5032.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,4492.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1750.1%
Two or More Races8870.5%

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