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Arizona has a large population of people of [[Native American]] descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the [[Apache]], [[Navajo]], [[Mojave]] and [[Yavapai]]. <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/history.shtml </ref>
Arizona has a large population of people of [[Native American]] descent. The Indian tribes who inhabited the land that is now Arizona include the [[Apache]], [[Navajo]], [[Mojave]] and [[Yavapai]]. <ref> http://www.theus50.com/arizona/history.shtml </ref>
==Political culture==
In more recent years, the [[Republican Party]] has generally dominated Arizona politics. In 2004, President [[George W. Bush]] won the state's ten electoral votes by a margin of 10 percentage points with 55% of the vote. Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature. Their two United States Senator's are also Republicans. The only statewide [[Democratic]] Arizona officials is [[Governor]] [[Janet Napolitano]] and Attorney General Terry Goddard. However, Arizona became the first U.S. state to vote against an anti-gay marriage amendment in the 2006 midterm elections. Although gay marriage is still illegal in Arizona, this amendment would have abolished civil unions and domestic partnerships for [[homosexual]] and heterosexual couples alike.
== Notable Arizonans ==
== Notable Arizonans ==