MSI VOTE - Arizona Findings
This map shows all polling sites in Arizona for the 2016 election (as provided by each county’s Board of Elections), and compares them with all postsecondary institutions in Arizona according to 2015 data from NCES IPEDS.
When one examines the MSIs in this format, they may track the distance it is from each institution to a polling place. The table below demonstrates these differences.
Institution
American Indian College of the Assemblies of God Inc.
Arizona Western College
Central Arizona College
Cochise College
Glendale Community College
GateWay Community College
Dine College
Northland Pioneer College
Phoenix College
Pima Community College
South Mountain Community College
Tohono O’Odham Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
Distance to nearest polling site
More than .5 miles away
More than 1.5 miles away.
On campus
More than 10 miles away.
On campus
More than .5 miles away
On campus
More than 1 mile away
Less than .5 miles away
More than .5 miles away
Less than .5 miles away
More than 1.5 miles away
Less than .5 miles away
In addition to this data, below is the difference between Presidential voting in election years 2012 and 2016, based on the county in which the institution is located.
Institution
American Indian College of the
Assemblies of God Inc.
Arizona Western College
Central Arizona College
Cochise College
Glendale Community College
GateWay Community College
Dine College
Northland Pioneer College
Phoenix College
Pima Community College
South Mountain Community College
Tohono O’Odham Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
County
Maricopa
Yuma
Pinal
Cochise
Maricopa
Maricopa
Apache
Holbrook
Maricopa
Pima
Maricopa
Pima
Maricopa
2012 Total Vote Difference Between Presidential Candidates
147,805
5,165
17,519
10,820
147,805
147,805
8,897
2,935
147,805
21,219
147,805
21,219
147,805
2016 Total Vote Difference Between Presidential Candidates
44,454
560
24,927
10,642
44,454
44,454
8,843
4,118
44,454
57,233
44,454
57,233
44,454
By utilizing 2016 total student enrollment numbers from the NCES IPEDS database, one may estimate the impact that these institutions may have in their respective county.
As demonstrated in the table below, institutions in Maricopa County may have a collective impact in regards to county outcomes.
However, as many of these students likely voted in the previous election, do recognize that these numbers are only meant to portray the relative size of the institution so that one may understand the impact these institutions can make.
Institution
Estrella Mountain Community College
Glendale Community College
GateWay Community College
Phoenix College
South Mountain Community College
Total Students Combined
Total vote difference between
2016 presidential candidates in Maricopa County
Total Number of Students
Enrolled at Given MSI
9,303
19,871
5,637
11,865
4,083
50,759
44,454