Arizona Primary Facts and Figures

Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library staff

Presidential Primary Winners

Democrats

• 1988 Michael Dukakis
• 1992 Paul Tsongas
• 1996 Bill Clinton
• 2000 Al Gore
• 2004 John Kerry

Republicans

• 1988 George H. W. Bush
• 1992 George H. W. Bush
• 1996 Steve Forbes
• 2000 John McCain
• 2004 uncontested—George W. Bush

Sources: The Associated Press; Washington Post; Houston Chronicle; Congressional Quarterly
azsos.gov/election/PreviousYears.htm (1992 Republican)
cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/polls/exitpolls/AZ.rp.shtml#candidates ('96 Rep.)
cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/primaries/AZ/results.dem.html (2000 Democrat)
cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/primaries/AZ/results.rep.html (2000 Republican)
cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/epolls/AZ/index.html (2004)

General Election

Winners

• 1988 George H. W. Bush
• 1992 George H. W. Bush
• 1996 Bill Clinton
• 2000 George W. Bush
• 2004 George H. W. Bush

Sources:
azsos.gov/election/PreviousYears.htm
uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html

2008 Election

Voter Registration Demographics
2,713,070 registered voters as of Jan. 7, 2008

Source: azsos.gov/releases/

Exit Poll Demographics

2004 Election

Gender

• Male: 47%
• Female: 53%

Race

• White: 79%
• African-American: 2%
• Latino: 12%

Age

• 18-29: 15%
• 30-44: 28%
• 45-59: 32%
• 60 and older: 25%

Source: cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/AZ/P/00/epolls.0.html

Fun Facts About Arizona

1. In March 2000, Democrats in Arizona were able to cast their votes electronically in the presidential primary. It was the first election in the United States where people were able to vote online.

2. Publishing tycoon Steve Forbes won the Arizona Republican primary in 1996. His only other win was in Delaware. He dropped out of the race in March 1996 after spending between $30 million and $35 million of his own money on his bid.

3. The date of Arizona's presidential preference election has been moved over the past few years in an attempt to give the state more of an impact on the nominating process. In 2004, it was moved from late February to earlier in the month. For the 2008 election, it is a new addition to Super Tuesday.

Sources: The Associated Press State & Local Wire; Boston Globe; the Associated Press;

Knight Ridder/Tribune; Washington Post; Tucson Citizen; Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)