Arizona State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
az-sd-005
State
Arizona
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
45.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arizona State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Maricopa County45.48 sq mi100.0%0.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Phoenix city45.33 sq mi99.7%8.7%

Showing all 1 place

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 3120,46450.4%15.2%41.8%
AZ District 1112,88347.2%14.2%55.0%
AZ District 85,7412.4%0.7%3.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
154,552
Active Voters
124,856 (80.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic62,26940.3%
Republican31,93620.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,7455.0%
No party recorded52,60234.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024103,402 (66.9%)27,840 (18.0%)15,059 (9.7%)
2021–202277,816 (50.3%)27,640 (17.9%)15,086 (9.8%)
2019–202095,513 (61.8%)494 (0.3%)186 (0.1%)
2017–201865,893 (42.6%)18,254 (11.8%)10,026 (6.5%)
2015–201666,642 (43.1%)11,021 (7.1%)8,801 (5.7%)

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
241,537 (± 4,715)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$72,795 (± $2,061)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1843,24617.9%
18 to 64163,56767.7%
65 and over34,72414.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)85,33035.3%
White, not Hispanic114,25847.3%
Black, not Hispanic16,2366.7%
Asian, not Hispanic7,7513.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5,5942.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5510.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2280.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,5894.4%

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
218,975
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
176,597

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic151,27769.1%
Hispanic67,70130.9%
White115,17152.6%
Black15,4497.1%
Asian5,8462.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,5922.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5830.3%
Two or More Races1,3200.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic129,94773.6%
Hispanic46,64926.4%
White102,35458.0%
Black13,8007.8%
Asian6,9053.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,9023.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4670.3%
Two or More Races7870.4%

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