Arizona State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
az-sd-023
State
Arizona
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
11,309.8 sq mi
Water Area
1.84 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arizona State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pima County5790.21 sq mi51.2%63.0%
Maricopa County2679.74 sq mi23.7%29.1%
Yuma County2422.33 sq mi21.4%43.9%
Pinal County417.50 sq mi3.7%7.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Goodyear city172.09 sq mi1.5%90.0%
Buckeye city95.37 sq mi0.8%24.1%
Yuma city76.97 sq mi0.7%63.6%
Gila Bend town64.37 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Three Points CDP46.42 sq mi0.4%99.6%
San Luis city34.03 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ajo CDP33.33 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sells CDP9.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Why CDP8.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Valencia West CDP7.82 sq mi0.1%82.1%
Somerton city7.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gu Oidak CDP7.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chuichu CDP6.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Santa Rosa CDP6.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
San Miguel CDP5.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Topawa CDP5.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wellton town5.03 sq mi<0.1%17.3%
Maish Vaya CDP4.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
South Komelik CDP3.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Drexel Heights CDP2.97 sq mi<0.1%15.5%
Chiawuli Tak CDP2.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anegam CDP2.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pisinemo CDP2.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ali Chukson CDP2.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gadsden CDP1.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 47 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 7167,54472.1%21.1%97.7%
AZ District 964,70227.9%8.1%2.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
100,768
Active Voters
89,471 (88.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic30,99530.8%
Republican27,42027.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,3915.3%
No party recorded36,96236.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202460,669 (60.2%)10,281 (10.2%)10,988 (10.9%)
2021–202239,181 (38.9%)9,825 (9.8%)9,610 (9.5%)
2019–202054,074 (53.7%)5,516 (5.5%)2,507 (2.5%)
2017–201831,912 (31.7%)6,847 (6.8%)5,279 (5.2%)
2015–201634,994 (34.7%)4,731 (4.7%)4,173 (4.1%)

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
241,104 (± 3,609)
Median Age
35.3
Median Household Income
$72,649 (± $2,135)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1862,23925.8%
18 to 64143,61359.6%
65 and over35,25214.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)150,84562.6%
White, not Hispanic61,54925.5%
Black, not Hispanic8,2783.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3,1511.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic10,1704.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2320.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1090.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,7702.4%

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
214,149
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
154,226

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic88,14241.2%
Hispanic126,01258.8%
White62,12829.0%
Black8,3583.9%
Asian2,4351.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native10,1614.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2330.1%
Two or More Races4740.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic71,70546.5%
Hispanic82,51853.5%
White52,17533.8%
Black7,5984.9%
Asian2,8041.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8,6465.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2180.1%
Two or More Races3340.2%

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