LGBTQ Arizonans emerge as a voting bloc that could tip close races

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 742

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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More than one in every eight Arizonans identify as LGBTQ, making up a demographic group that may prove consequential in the state’s close elections.

A recent analysis of federal data across four years conducted by the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, estimated that 13.34% of Arizonans identify as LGBTQ. Ramiro Sarmiento, a spokesperson for the organization, said the number signifies electoral power.

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