† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPayson, AZArizonaUnited States
Irish12.9%8.9%9.4%
German12.6%12.6%12.5%
English11.5%10.2%9.5%
Scottish6.3%1.7%1.3%
Italian4.2%4.1%4.8%
American4.2%4.0%5.3%
Norwegian1.9%——
Swedish1.5%——
Mexican14.8%26.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.5%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.7%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
White Mountain Apache1.7%——
Navajo0.5%1.9%—
Tohono O'odham0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Payson, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median age
51.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.3%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.8%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Payson, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$61,986
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Payson, AZ
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.0%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
19.3%
13.6%
Other languages
5.5%
2.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Payson, AZ
Arizona
United States
Catholic
9.0%
21.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.6%
10.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
66.9%
55.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
8.5%
6.1%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Payson, AZ
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+27.8%
1916
+38.2%
1920
−6.7%
1924
+0.4%
1928
−1.4%
1932
+41.1%
1936
+50.7%
1940
+37.2%
1944
+36.0%
1948
+33.7%
1952
+13.3%
1956
−2.5%
1960
+15.9%
1964
+29.5%
1968
+12.6%
1972
−13.3%
1976
+10.9%
1980
−17.4%
1984
−13.3%
1988
−4.7%
1992
+9.7%
1996
+12.5%
2000
−8.2%
2004
−19.3%
2008
−27.8%
2012
−26.7%
2016
−31.9%
2020
−34.0%
2024
−37.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
30.8%Harris8,504
68.4%Trump18,901
0.5%Oliver138 +1
R+37.6
R+3.6
R+36.1
27,648
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.4%18,901
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.8%8,504
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%138
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%105
R
32.2%Biden8,943
66.3%Trump18,377
1.5%
R+34.0
R+2.1
R+38.5
27,735
R
31.1%Clinton7,003
63.0%Trump14,182
5.9%
R+31.9
R+5.2
R+34.0
22,515
R
35.6%Obama7,697
62.3%Romney13,455
2.1%
R+26.7
D+1.1
R+30.5
21,595
R
35.3%Obama7,884
63.1%McCain14,095
1.6%
R+27.8
R+8.5
R+35.1
22,333
R
39.8%Kerry8,314
59.1%Bush12,343
1.1%
R+19.3
R+11.1
R+16.8
20,877
R
43.4%Gore7,700
51.6%Bush9,158
5.0%
R+8.2
R+20.7
R+8.7
17,736
D
49.3%Clinton8,577
36.8%Dole6,407
13.9%
D+12.5
D+2.8
D+3.9
17,411
D
41.0%Clinton7,571
31.3%Bush5,781
27.7%
D+9.7
D+14.4
D+4.1
18,478
R
46.7%Dukakis7,147
51.4%Bush7,861
1.9%
R+4.7
D+8.7
D+3.1
15,299
R
42.7%Mondale6,509
56.0%Reagan8,543
1.3%
R+13.3
D+4.1
D+4.9
15,249
R
37.8%Carter5,068
55.3%Reagan7,405
6.9%
R+17.4
R+28.3
R+7.7
13,399
D
53.8%Carter6,440
42.9%Ford5,136
3.2%
D+10.9
D+24.2
D+8.8
11,962
R
41.4%McGovern4,295
54.7%Nixon5,673
3.9%
R+13.3
R+25.9
D+9.9
10,372
D
49.8%Humphrey4,831
37.2%Nixon3,610
13.0%
D+12.6
R+16.9
D+13.3
9,706
D
64.7%Johnson6,821
35.2%Goldwater3,713
0.0%
D+29.5
D+13.6
D+6.9
10,537
D
57.9%Kennedy5,251
42.0%Nixon3,806
0.1%
D+15.9
D+18.5
D+15.8
9,065
R
48.7%Stevenson4,026
51.3%Eisenhower4,234
0.0%
R+2.5
R+15.8
D+12.9
8,260
D
56.7%Stevenson4,928
43.3%Eisenhower3,770
0.0%
D+13.3
R+20.4
D+24.1
8,698
D
65.8%Truman4,780
32.1%Dewey2,329
2.1%
D+33.7
R+2.3
D+29.3
7,265
D
67.8%Roosevelt4,818
31.8%Dewey2,260
0.4%
D+36.0
R+1.2
D+28.5
7,107
D
68.4%Roosevelt5,752
31.2%Willkie2,624
0.4%
D+37.2
R+13.5
D+27.3
8,407
D
74.0%Roosevelt4,859
23.2%Landon1,526
2.8%
D+50.7
D+9.7
D+26.5
6,568
D
68.8%Roosevelt4,625
27.8%Hoover1,865
3.4%
D+41.1
D+42.5
D+23.3
6,718
R
49.2%Smith3,341
50.6%Hoover3,436
0.2%
R+1.4
R+1.8
D+16.1
6,790
D
34.9%Davis2,218
34.5%Coolidge2,193
30.5%
D+0.4
D+7.1
D+25.6
6,348
R
46.6%Cox2,894
53.4%Harding3,311
0.0%
R+6.7
R+44.9
D+19.5
6,205
D
64.3%Wilson3,686
26.1%Hughes1,495
9.6%
D+38.2
D+10.4
D+35.1
5,733
O
38.1%Wilson779
10.3%Taft210
51.6%
Roosevelt +13.5
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D+8.3
2,045
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
34.1%9,330
63.7%17,433
27,372
2022
R
35.4%7,984
61.8%13,958
22,573
2018
R
37.3%7,643
59.4%12,180
20,499
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+27.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+37.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Payson, AZ in Payson, AZ: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−110
2012
−361
2013
+52
2014
+134
2015
+89
2016
+588
2017
+417
2018
+456
2019
+504
2021
+764
2022
+892
2023
+572
2024
+464
2025
+136
Payson anchors Gila County's Mogollon Rim corridor, where an influx of Phoenix-area retirees has gradually shifted registration patterns while the area's rural, resource-economy roots remain a persistent counterweight.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 37.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.6 points.
A population of 53,795, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,986 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ and Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.
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In 2024, Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 37.6 points (R+37.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,648 votes cast, 8,504 went Democratic and 18,901 went Republican.
When did Payson, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Payson, AZ, Arizona has a population of 53,795 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona is $61,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Payson, AZ, Arizona from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
