About Legislative District 2

By census definition, this is the most rural district in the state with only 44 percent of the population living in an urban setting. The majority of residents in this district are Native American. The reservations of the following tribes/nations are within the boundaries of this district (in alphabetical order): Hualapai, Havasupai, Hopi, and Navajo. Republicans are decidedly in the minority, and while Democrat registration has remained at or near 58 percent since 2002, Republican registration has fallen to 15.1 percent from 18.1 percent. Democrats now outnumber Republicans in the district almost 4-to-1. Meanwhile, the ranks of voters not affiliated with either major party have increased since 2002 to 26.9 percent from 23.4 percent.

Census figures show this district to have the highest percentage of people under the federal poverty limit (34.1 percent), the third-lowest average income ($11,183) and the highest unemployment. Over 30 percent did not graduate from high school (which is the fifth-highest percentage in the state). But of those who did graduate from high school, many went on to get college degrees, placing the district 14th overall in the state in that statistical category.