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Phoenix rising

Maricopa county encompasses Arizona’s capital, Phoenix, and dominates the state politically. While it’s technically possible, no Republican has ever won the White House without the state’s 11 electoral votes. In 2016, Donald Trump won here by just three percentage points, but things have changed a lot in four years. Can he do it again in 2020?  

November 2020

  • A runner passes saguaro that were burned in a wildland fire in early 2020 in Cave Creek, Arizona.

    'Crossroads of the climate crisis': swing state Arizona grapples with deadly heat

    Maricopa county is home to America’s hottest city, where deaths from the heat are weighing on voters’ minds

October 2020

  • Christine Marsh, an educator and candidate for Arizona state senate, in the Phoenix Mountain preserve.

    'Voters are fed up': will Arizona's suburbs abandon the party of Trump?

  • Kristin Urquiza spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention to condemn President Trump’s response to COVID-19, which took the life of her father. In between speaking opportunities, Ms. Urquiza works as a climate activist.

    ‘Turning pain into purpose’: why the Covid crisis is driving Arizonans to the polls

  • Imelda Quiroz Beltran, a volunteer with Mi Familia Voter and first time voter. “Finally, I can have a voice,” she said. “And this year, it is so important that we all have a voice.”

    'I can have a voice': Latino voters set for decisive role in key Arizona county

  • Voters wear masks at the Maricopa county elections department in Phoenix, Arizona, on 15 October 2020.

    The Arizona county that could decide the future of Trump – and America

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