Arizona's Second Congressional District: The Fighting 2nd!

Arizona's Second Congressional District

Summary: Arizona's second congressional district is located in the southeast corner of the state. Its southern border is shared with Mexico is made up of Cochise Country and portions of Prima Country (which is home to the major city of Tuscon). The district is currently represented by Martha McSally (R) who has been in the congressional seat since 2013 and was previously held by Ron Barbar (D). The district is close to even in the number of democrats and republicans and has flip-flopped many times on party for its representatives. 

Demographics: 

• Population: 722,918
• Race: 81.8% White, 4.1% Black, 3.2% Asian
• Ethnicity: 26..5% Hispanic
• Median Age: 41.7 years
• Unemployment: 10.7%
• Median income: $44,921
• High School Graduation Rate: 90.1%
• College Graduation Rate: 30.3%

Economy:

• Population Below the Poverty Line: 16.1%
• Percentage of Employed Population by Industry:
• 25.5% Educational services/health care/social services
• 13.5% Management/administrative services
• 12.7% Retail Trade
• 11.3% Arts/entertainment/accommodation and food services
• Major Employers: University of Arizona, Raytheon Missile Systems, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Fort Huachuca, U.S. Border Patrol, Wal-Mart Stores, State of Arizona

Election History:

• Donald Trump won Arizona in the general election with 48.7% of the vote
• Arizona has been won by the Republican presidential nominee since 2000
• 34.6% of Arizona's registered voters are republican and 30.3% are democrat
• The remaining 35.1% are registered as part of the green party, libertarian, or other
• Arizona's 2nd Congressional District is often considered a battleground district because of the "roughly even numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans"

Conclusion: This district is basically just a bunch of people who are more concerned with have an unemployment rate double that of the national average that they really couldn't give a crap about party drama and partisan gridlock. They just need someone to help them fix the district's issues so they try to give both sides of the aisle a chance to improve things. Although, the district's notable Hispanic population and the fact that it shares a border with Mexico means that even the Republican representatives or state legislators are not about to jump on the bandwagon of banishing all immigrants (legal or illegal) and are much more likely to continue programs that help immigrants. Likewise, democrats are going to act a lot tougher on border security than their northern colleagues may be.