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LD9 had a 64% Democratic turnout. (That is probably some sort of record). We know that voting in the primary is not everybody’s cup of tea, so the fact that so many people did vote, is a very good sign for voter engagement!
At the same time, Republican turnout was 58% in LD9.
The LD9 precincts with the highest Democratic turnout were Precincts 61 and 106 with a whopping 81%! Not far behind were precincts 171, 187, 230 and 239 with 79% turnout. Precincts that need our help are 58, 31, 32, 38 with turnout in the low 50%.
Turnout for “Independents” was 9%. We know that voter engagement for Independents is always significantly lower than Democratic or Republican engagement. LD9 precincts with the most “engaged” Independents were Precincts 239, 171, 226 and 56 with turnouts of 18%, 16%, 14% and 14%, respectively. It all goes downhill from there…
The computers in the LD9 Data Center are cranking out more info and will report with Pima County summaries as well as reporting on the, intriguing, under-vote phenomena. Stay tuned for our next installment. If you can’t wait for that installment, you can find the unofficial county results on the Pima County Elections department website – Pima Primary https://webcms.pima.gov/government/elections_department/.
Q: How many people voted in Pima County?
A: 248,137 people voted in Pima County. The overwhelming majority of all ballots cast were sent by mail.
Q: How many people voted in Pima County?
A: 248,137 people voted in Pima County. The overwhelming majority of all ballots cast were sent by mail.
| Summary Statistics -2020 Pima County Primary Election | |||||||
| Total | % of Registered | Voted Early | % of Voted | Voted at Polls | % of Voted | Prov. Ballots | |
| Ballots Cast – TOTAL | 248,137 | 42% | 226,552 | 91% | 18,818 | 8% | 2,767 |
| Ballots Cast – DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 147,649 | 64% | 140,946 | 95% | 5,460 | 4% | 1,243 |
| Ballots Cast – REPUBLICAN PARTY | 98,859 | 58% | 84,192 | 85% | 13,185 | 13% | 1,482 |
Q: How many people are registered to vote in Pima County?
A: 584,070 people in Pima County were registered to vote by the deadline for the 2020 Primary.
| Pima County Registered Voters (at time of 2020 Primary) | |
| Registered Voters – Democratic Party | 230,325 |
| Registered Voters – Republican Party | 171,331 |
| Registered Voters – Libertarian Party | 4,243 |
| Registered Voters – Green Party | 8,576 |
| Registered Voters – Nonpartisan | 169,595 |
| Registered Voters – TOTAL | 584,070 |
Q: How does the turnout compare to the 2016 turnout?
A: In 2016, 87,871 ballots were cast in the Democratic Primary. In 2020, 147,649 ballots cast in the Democratic Primary. That is a 68% increase in the number of Democratic ballots cast.
Q: How many people did not vote for everything on their ballot (i.e. did not vote up and down the ballot / undervote)?
A: A lot of people did not vote for everything they could have voted for. When a person does not make the maximum number of selections possible for that contest or makes no selection for a single choice contest, that is called an “undervote.” This can be intentional or unintentional. Sometimes, voters do not realize they can vote for more than one candidate for a particular office. Other times, voters feel they do not have enough information to make a choice between candidates. Both of these situations can and do result in one candidate losing to another candidate. Here are some examples of undervoting on the 2020 Pima County Democratic primary ballot.
(In November, these undervotes will make a difference as to whether a Democrat or a Republican wins. Not only does EVERY VOTE COUNT, EVERY RACE COUNTS! )
| Pima County 2020 Democratic Primary – U.S. Senate | ||||||
| # of Voters | # of Votes | # of Undervotes | ||||
| Mark Kelly | 147,649 | 144,306 | 3,343 | |||
| no opponent | ||||||
| Pima County 2020 Democratic Primary – Arizona Corporation Commission | |||
| # of Voters | # of Votes | # of Undervotes | |
| Anna Tovar | 147,649 | 118,074 | 29,575 |
| Bill Mundell | 147,649 | 93,333 | 54,316 |
| Shea Stanfield | 147,649 | 91,690 | 55,959 |
| Pima County 2020 Democratic Primary – Pima County Treasurer | |||
| # of Voters | # of Votes | # of Undervotes | |
| Brian Bickel | 147,649 | 130,884 | 16,765 |
| no opponent | |||
| Pima County 2020 Democratic Primary (LD9 only) – Board of Supervisors District 1 | |||
| # of Voters | # of Votes | # of Undervotes | |
| Brian Radford | 37,127 | 10,469 | |
| Rex Scott | 37,127 | 21,178 | |
| Total | 37,127 | 31,647 | 5,480 |
| 2020 Democratic Primary (Precinct 99 only) – Pima County Board of Supervisors District 4 | |||
| # of Voters | # of Votes | # of Undervotes | |
| Steve Diamond | 880 | 776 | 104 |
| no opponent | |||
Q: What was the turnout in Pima County broken down by Legislative District?
A: The turnout by Legislative District (LD) is shown below. Note that parts of LD 2, 4, 11 and 14 are in more than one county. These numbers represent registration and turnout in Pima County only.
| Pima County – 2020 Primary – Turnout by LD | ||||
| Leg District | Turnout by Party | Total Turnout | Total Registered | |
| Democrats | Republicans | |||
| 2 | 18,555 | 13,391 | 32,126 | 82,640 |
| 3 | 27,516 | 7,656 | 35,362 | 100,699 |
| 4 | 3,603 | 1,228 | 4,854 | 15,505 |
| 9 | 38,289 | 22,196 | 60,767 | 132,062 |
| 10 | 35,001 | 23,504 | 58,780 | 130,977 |
| 11 | 19,325 | 22,632 | 42,554 | 88,932 |
| 14 | 4,026 | 5,255 | 14,116 | 34,069 |
Q: Where did you get this info?
A: Pima County election results information is available to the pubic via the Pima County Elections Department website: https://webcms.pima.gov/government/elections_department/. Pima County finalized their counting and submitted their report to the Secretary of State at the end of last week. If you are interested in statewide election results, please visit the Secretary of State’s website: https://azsos.gov/
Q: Does LD9 have any plans to address voter turnout and undervoting in November?
A: Yes, you bet! We have a plan. It will include smart targets, great materials, and great people. In our first phase, we will be concentrating on increasing votes for all Democrats on the November ballot by targeting new voters, young voters and Democratic-leaning independents, The second phase will be focused on ballot chasing. Stay tuned for more info…
Stay calm, stay safe and let us know if we can provide you with any other data or voter lists.
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