Does a dem win in Arizona require that the Democrats win Maricopa? County?

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Why would a Democratic win in Arizona necessitate that they win one of its most Republican counties?

Maricopa voted left of the state in 2016.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Why would a Democratic win in Arizona necessitate that they win one of its most Republican counties?

Maricopa voted left of the state in 2016.

I wouldn't get too confident in any sort of trend just because of one election, but that's just me.  The county had a huge 7.5% third party vote, and these are Democrats percentages there the past several elections:

2016: 44.8%
2012: 43.6%
2008: 43.9%
2004: 42.3%

While Trump did drop down a lot from Romney's 2012 percentage (54.3% to 47.7%), hardly any of those voters felt comfortable deflecting to the Democrats.

Third party voters aren't all republican leaners. The libertarian candidate flirted with single payer and a carbon tax.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

The problem isn't the heat; it's a water supply. Give Phoenix an adequate water supply and it would be another Houston.

Or just get rid of the absurdly water intensive agriculture (which IIRC is disproportionately owned by rich Saudis). It's already rather huge (it might be bigger then Houston depending on how you measure it). Water isn't killing growth yet AFAIK.

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It's not small, but I'm not sure. Water is still a limit, and Tucson's not currently growing very much.