What's New

The Arizona Voting Location and Outreach Tool was updated on July 29, 2021 with the following changes to the voting location data and map design. For more detailed information about our methods please see our Methodology.

Data Updates

The following Voting Location and Outreach Tool data sources have been updated:

• OpenStreetMap Points of Interest, as of June 1, 2021
• GTFS Transit Data, as of June 1, 2021
• American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate (2015-2019)
• Catalist Voter Registration Data (2020 General Election)
• Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) Data (2018)
• 2020 Census American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Areas (AIANNH) via Redistricting Hub

The following Voting Location and Outreach Tool data sources have been added:

• 2020 General Election Voting Locations provided by the Voting Information Project

Map Design Updates

• Legend Color Breaks: Previously, the color breaks used in the map legend for the Site Scores, Demographic and Voter Data, and Population Data were created using Jenks Natural Breaks. In this update, we've updated the map legend color breaks to use quantile classification so that values are ranked and divided equally into five classes where possible. In smaller counties with insufficient data, raw values are used rather than quantile classification.
• All Potential Areas: All potential sites were previously located under the Suggested Voting Location Areas section of the sidebar and can now instead be found in its own section.
• Info Buttons: We added info buttons that can be operated by hovering to different areas of the map to provide users with additional information where helpful.
• Points of Interest: We updated the colors used to indicate different points of interest to more clearly differentiate each category.

The Arizona Voting Location and Outreach Tool was updated on March 30, 2022 with the following changes to the voting location data, modeling, and map design. For more detailed information about our methods please see our Methodology.

Model Updates

In this update we expanded modeling to the following counties:

• Graham
• Greenlee
• La Paz
• Santa Cruz

In addition, we made the following alterations to the Voting Location and Outreach Tool modeling:

• Population Clustering: In this update, we adjusted our method of clustering populated census blocks to use a greater number of geographic clusters, identified through an iterative process, to increase the stability and robustness of our results.
• Facility Location: We broadened our facility location model to include a greater number of initial sites to account for rural areas with limited potential sites.

Data Updates

The following Voting Location and Outreach Tool data sources have been updated:

• GTFS Transit Data, as of November 19, 2021
• Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) Data (2019)

The following Voting Location and Outreach Tool data sources have been added:

• 2020 Decennial Census Data
• American Community Survey Latino & Asian Subgroup Population Data
• 2016 Vote By Mail Rate
• 2016 Registered Voter Turnout Rate
• 2020 Registered Voter Turnout Rate
• 2020 General Election Precinct Boundaries

Map Design Updates

• Subgroup Population Data Dropbdown: Latino and Asian subgroup population data can now be viewed under the "Demographic & Population Data" section of the sidebar by clicking the "Latino Percent of Population" or "Asian Percent of Population" dropdown arrows.
• Additional Data Sidebar Redesign: With the addition of more voter data, the Voting Location and Outreach Tool's "Additional Data" section of the sidebar was reorganized into three categories: "Voter Data", "Demographic & Population Data", and "Points of Interest".

The Arizona Voting Location and Outreach Tool was updated on June 14, 2022 with the following changes to the voting location data and map design. For more detailed information about our methods please see our Methodology.

Data Updates

The following Voting Location and Outreach Tool data sources have been added:

• 2016 Vote By Mail Rate (Black)
• 2020 Vote By Mail Rate (Black)
• 2016 Registered Voter Turnout Rate (Black)
• 2020 Registered Voter Turnout Rate (Black)

Map Design Updates

• Voter Data Dropdown: Voter data split by subgroups can now be viewed under each category's "Total" field by clicking the dropdown arrows for the following fields: 2016 Vote by Mail Rate, 2020 Vote by Mail Rate, 2016 Registered Voter Turnout Rate, 2020 Registered Voter Turnout Rate.