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==Political culture==  

==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, and in 2008 [[John McCain]] won the state with 54% of the vote. Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature. Their two [[United States Senator]]s are Republican. The lone Democrat to hold statewide office is Attorney General Samuel 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]] couples.

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, and in 2008 [[John McCain]] won the state with 54% of the vote. Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature. Their two [[United States Senator]]s are Republican. The lone Democrat to hold statewide office is Attorney General Samuel 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]] couples. Arizona has consistently been a [[red state]] in presidential elections since 1952, except in 1996 when [[Bill Clinton]] won the state. Excepting Clinton, the last [[Democrat]] to win Arizona in a presidential election was [[Harry Truman]] in 1948.

== Notable Arizonans ==

== Notable Arizonans ==