#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
Signs paid for by Turning Point's PAC claim 'Democrats for Biggs.' The Arizona Republic found no such group, Biggs couldn't name a Democrat who supports him, the signs drew at least four complaints to the state, and Turning Point staffers posted faked photos of a Democratic lawmaker posing with the signs.
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Andy Biggs is running for governor of Arizona and pretending to be a calm, sensible moderate.
A new Health Affairs analysis finds the 2025 budget bill's limits on Medicaid payments will likely force three dozen states to cut what they pay doctors and hospitals by more than $50 billion a year, starting in 2028. Fewer providers are likely to take Medicaid patients. These 76 Republicans on our report cards, from the 15 states facing the biggest cuts, voted yes.
Oct. 7 – Oct. 30
Check Arizona’s official dates →Due Nov. 3
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Arizona’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won Arizona with 52.2% of the vote to 46.7%, a margin of 5.5 points, with 63.9% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
6 of 11 — 55%. In the U.S. House, Arizona has 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Arizona, on Wikipedia.)
Arizona ranks #34 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Arizona directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Arizona. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 35 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 7 – Oct. 30. Details on Arizona's official election site. (Checked against Arizona’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Oct. 7. Your ballot must arrive by Election Day, not just be mailed by then. Details on Arizona's official election site. (Checked against Arizona’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)