Arizona live election results for the 2024 presidential race

• Changing demographics: A longtime staunch Republican authorities — nan birthplace of Barry Goldwater — Arizona has slow been trending much bluish successful nan 21st century. When Trump was elected successful 2016, nan authorities was represented by 2 mean Republicans successful nan Senate, John McCain and Jeff Flake, some of whom opposed Trump. When McCain died successful 2018 and Flake retired astatine nan extremity of his word nan aforesaid year, some of their seats yet turned Democratic, though Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, elected successful 2018, later near nan Democratic Party to go an independent. The state's capital, Phoenix, has grown to go nan fifth-largest metropolis by organization successful nan country. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and its suburbs, is nan 4th largest region successful nan state by organization and makes up much than half of Arizona's population. 

• Immigration: Immigration is 1 of nan cardinal issues successful nan state. Arizona shares astir 370 miles of separator pinch Mexico, an area that has progressively go a crossing constituent for migrants. During nan first 4 months of fiscal twelvemonth 2024, Border Patrol recorded more than 250,000 migrant apprehensions successful nan Tucson sector, nan astir of immoderate region patrolled by nan agency, according to national authorities statistics. The separator wall erstwhile touted by Trump was halted by Mr. Biden erstwhile he took agency successful 2021, though by nan extremity of that year, nan Department of Homeland Security authorized nan U.S. Customs and Border Protection to move guardant pinch "activities basal to reside life, safety, biology and remediation requirements" related to nan Defense Department's 284 separator obstruction projects, according to nan Arizona Republic. Trump has promised to restart separator wall construction.

• Abortion: Arizona bans abortion astatine 15 weeks, which was put into effect successful 2022. Earlier this year, nan authorities Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban connected abortions making love backmost to 1864, though nan GOP-controlled legislature quickly reversed nan prohibition and it was signed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, reverting nan rule backmost to nan 2022 ban. Since then, abortion authorities groups person secured capable signatures to put a measurement on nan ballot.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a erstwhile Democrat turned independent and agelong a boogeyman for liberals, is retiring this year, and Democratic Rep. Rueben Gallego is facing Republican Kari Lake successful a title for nan open seat. Gallego, who represents Phoenix and nan surrounding occidental suburbs successful Congress, has a fundraising advantage, having raised astir $22 cardinal done nan extremity of Sept., while Lake has astir $17 million. 

A polarizing state of Trump, Lake first ran for politician successful 2022 and refused to judge nan predetermination results. A CBS News poll conducted from Oct. 11-16 had Gallego starring Lake by 9 points.