Arizona's 7th congressional district

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Arizona's 7th congressional district
Area	22,891 mi²
Distribution	83.6% urban, 16.4% rural
Population (2000)	641,329
Median income	$30,828
Ethnic composition	38.6% White, 2.8% Black, 1.3% Asian, 50.6% Hispanic, 5.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	D+10

Arizona's 7th congressional district is located in the southwestern part of the state. It includes all of Yuma County, in addition to parts of Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and La Paz counties. It is a Latino-majority district, with 50.6% of residents describing themselves as Hispanic (as of the 2000 census).

It is currently represented by Raúl M. Grijalva, a Democrat. George W. Bush received 43% of the vote in this district in 2004.

Contents 1 Statistics 2 Competitiveness 3 Election results 3.1 2002 3.2 2004 3.3 2006 4 Historical representation 5 Geography 6 References

[edit] Statistics

• Male 49.7%, Female 50.3%
• Median age: 30.8

[edit] Competitiveness

The high Latino and Native American populations in this district tend to favor Democrats to a large extent. There are some Anglo pockets around Yuma and in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, but not enough to be a factor in congressional races in this district for the near future.

[edit] Election results

The district was created in time for the 2002 elections.

[edit] 2002

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Party	Raúl M. Grijalva	53,929	59
	Republican Party	Ross Hieb	33,806	37
	Libertarian Party	John L. Nemeth	3,680	4

[edit] 2004

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Party	Raúl M. Grijalva	108,868	62
	Republican Party	Joseph Sweeney	58,066	34
	Libertarian Party	Dave Kaplan	7,503	4

[edit] 2006

Main article: Arizona's 7th congressional district election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Party	Raúl M. Grijalva	62,679	60.6
	Republican Party	Ron Drake	36,954	35.7
	Libertarian Party	Joe Cobb	3,846	3.7

[edit] Historical representation

Congress	Representative
108th-110th (2003-present)	Raúl M. Grijalva

[edit] Geography

• Arizona Congressional District 7 is larger than Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawaii, Connecticut and New Jersey combined. [1]
• The district includes 300 miles of the United States' border with Mexico.
• The district is home to seven sovereign Native American nations: the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Cocopah, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quechan, and Tohono O'odham.

[edit] References

1. Demographic information at census.gov
2. 2004 Election data at CNN.com
3. 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com

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