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'''Arizona''' has 11 [[Electoral College]] votes in the [[2024 presidential election]]. On February 14, 1912 became the forty-eighth state to enter the union, the last of the contiguous states to join. It is known as the [[Grand Canyon]] State, and its capital and largest city is [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]].<ref>http://az.gov/</ref>  Arizona is in a long-running fight with [[California]] for access to the dwindling [[Colorado River]], with California hogging more than an allocation by population would dictate.

'''Arizona''' has 11 [[Electoral College]] votes in the [[2024 presidential election]]. On February 14, 1912, it became the forty-eighth state to enter the union, the last of the contiguous states to join. It is known as the [[Grand Canyon]] State, and its capital and largest city is [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]].<ref>http://az.gov/</ref>  Arizona is in a long-running fight with [[California]] for access to the dwindling [[Colorado River]], with California hogging more than an allocation by population would dictate.

Arizona, a [[swing state]], has long been politically conservative, but until 1952 the [[Democrat]]s were in control.  Thanks to [[Barry Goldwater]], Republicans rose to a majority.  In recent years, the state gained population rapidly as [[white]] Democrats fled the mess they created in California and making the two parties more evenly matched.  [[Trump]] made 17 visits to Arizona since he entered politics in 2015, and reportedly lost it by the narrowest margin of any state in 2020 amid numerous irregularities.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-arizona-republicans-rally-with-katie-hobbs-in-paradise-valley/ar-AA12LzJi</ref>

Arizona, a [[swing state]], has long been politically conservative, but until 1952 the [[Democrat]]s were in control.  Thanks to [[Barry Goldwater]], Republicans rose to a majority.  In recent years, the state gained population rapidly as [[white]] Democrats fled the mess they created in California and making the two parties more evenly matched.  [[Trump]] made 17 visits to Arizona since he entered politics in 2015, and reportedly lost it by the narrowest margin of any state in 2020 amid numerous irregularities.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-in-arizona-republicans-rally-with-katie-hobbs-in-paradise-valley/ar-AA12LzJi</ref>