Arizona's 8th Congressional District
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Arizona's 8th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Arizona, represented in Congress by Abraham Hamadeh (Republican). It is home to roughly 797,097 people, with a median age of 43.1. The population is about 64% White. The median household income is $80,083, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+16).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 579 square miles, AZ-08 is the 313th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,377 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.34 ranks 128th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 41% of AZ-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 58% Donald Trump — a R+16 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+14.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 43.1 years old; 20.5% of residents are under 18 and 23% are 65 or older. About 12% of residents were born outside the United States, and 19.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $80,083, the district's median household income ranks 190th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $378,238, and the median rent is $1,535 a month. 10.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.9-minute commute (18.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).