† 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
GroupSafford, AZArizonaUnited States
English12.9%10.2%9.5%
German8.5%12.6%12.5%
Irish6.6%8.9%9.4%
American6.3%4.0%5.3%
Scottish4.0%1.7%1.3%
Italian2.1%4.1%4.8%
French1.1%1.8%1.6%
Danish1.0%——
Mexican27.9%26.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.7%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.5%—
Peruvian0.3%——
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
Navajo0.6%1.9%—
Native Hawaiian0.3%——
White Mountain Apache0.2%——
Aztec0.2%——
Guamanian0.2%——
African American†1.5%3.6%9.9%
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
Safford, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median age
34.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.4%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Safford, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$67,325
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.6%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Safford, AZ
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.0%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
13.1%
19.3%
13.6%
Other languages
4.7%
2.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Safford, AZ
Arizona
United States
Catholic
5.3%
21.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.1%
10.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.3%
55.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
30.7%
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.
Safford, AZ
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+41.3%
1916
+48.7%
1920
+8.6%
1924
+17.9%
1928
+13.2%
1932
+59.3%
1936
+65.4%
1940
+45.7%
1944
+35.0%
1948
+27.5%
1952
+0.2%
1956
−17.1%
1960
−8.7%
1964
+2.4%
1968
−12.2%
1972
−28.8%
1976
−8.8%
1980
−24.7%
1984
−25.7%
1988
−19.8%
1992
−8.0%
1996
−3.1%
2000
−27.4%
2004
−39.9%
2008
−40.7%
2012
−37.5%
2016
−38.5%
2020
−44.7%
2024
−48.1%
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
25.5%Harris3,867
73.6%Trump11,177
0.6%Oliver87 +1
R+48.1
R+3.5
R+46.7
15,183
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%11,177
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.5%3,867
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%87
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%52
R
26.8%Biden4,034
71.5%Trump10,749
1.6%
R+44.7
R+6.2
R+49.1
15,029
R
26.9%Clinton3,301
65.3%Trump8,025
7.8%
R+38.5
R+0.9
R+40.6
12,281
R
30.3%Obama3,609
67.8%Romney8,076
1.8%
R+37.5
D+3.2
R+41.4
11,905
R
29.0%Obama3,487
69.8%McCain8,376
1.2%
R+40.7
R+0.8
R+48.0
12,007
R
29.7%Kerry3,185
69.7%Bush7,467
0.6%
R+39.9
R+12.5
R+37.5
10,720
R
34.7%Gore3,355
62.2%Bush6,007
3.1%
R+27.4
R+24.4
R+28.0
9,664
R
42.4%Clinton3,938
45.4%Dole4,222
12.2%
R+3.1
D+5.0
R+11.6
9,296
R
35.0%Clinton3,391
43.0%Bush4,169
22.1%
R+8.0
D+11.8
R+13.6
9,699
R
39.4%Dukakis3,407
59.2%Bush5,120
1.4%
R+19.8
D+5.9
R+12.1
8,652
R
36.6%Mondale3,080
62.3%Reagan5,247
1.1%
R+25.7
R+1.1
R+7.5
8,416
R
35.2%Carter2,801
59.9%Reagan4,765
5.0%
R+24.7
R+15.9
R+14.9
7,961
R
43.8%Carter3,050
52.6%Ford3,659
3.6%
R+8.8
D+20.1
R+10.8
6,958
R
31.3%McGovern1,863
60.2%Nixon3,575
8.5%
R+28.8
R+16.6
R+5.7
5,943
R
35.0%Humphrey1,726
47.2%Nixon2,327
17.8%
R+12.2
R+14.5
R+11.5
4,929
D
51.2%Johnson2,783
48.8%Goldwater2,655
0.0%
D+2.4
D+11.1
R+20.2
5,438
R
45.6%Kennedy2,091
54.4%Nixon2,491
0.0%
R+8.7
D+8.4
R+8.9
4,583
R
41.5%Stevenson1,688
58.5%Eisenhower2,384
0.0%
R+17.1
R+17.3
R+1.7
4,072
D
50.1%Stevenson2,200
49.9%Eisenhower2,191
0.0%
D+0.2
R+27.3
D+11.0
4,391
D
63.2%Truman2,139
35.7%Dewey1,209
1.1%
D+27.5
R+7.5
D+23.0
3,386
D
67.4%Roosevelt2,393
32.4%Dewey1,151
0.1%
D+35.0
R+10.7
D+27.5
3,549
D
72.6%Roosevelt3,130
26.9%Willkie1,161
0.4%
D+45.7
R+19.7
D+35.7
4,310
D
80.9%Roosevelt3,541
15.5%Landon680
3.5%
D+65.4
D+6.1
D+41.1
4,375
D
79.1%Roosevelt2,867
19.8%Hoover718
1.1%
D+59.3
D+46.1
D+41.5
3,625
D
56.4%Smith1,615
43.3%Hoover1,238
0.3%
D+13.2
R+4.7
D+30.6
2,861
D
51.1%Davis1,252
33.2%Coolidge813
15.7%
D+17.9
D+9.3
D+43.1
2,451
D
54.3%Cox1,261
45.7%Harding1,062
0.0%
D+8.6
R+40.2
D+34.8
2,323
D
70.8%Wilson1,597
22.0%Hughes497
7.2%
D+48.7
D+7.4
D+45.6
2,257
D
51.1%Wilson540
9.7%Taft103
39.2%
D+41.3
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D+21.8
1,057
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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
28.2%4,235
69.2%10,385
15,007
2022
R
29.8%3,243
67.8%7,388
10,898
2018
R
31.8%3,368
64.8%6,870
10,606
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+31.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+48.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Safford, AZ in Safford, AZ: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−301
2012
−394
2013
+97
2014
+243
2015
−625
2016
−372
2017
−643
2018
+302
2019
+607
2021
+194
2022
−178
2023
+602
2024
+504
2025
−228
Safford, AZ sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 48.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.1 points.
A population of 39,232, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,325 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hermiston-Pendleton, OR and Burley, ID.
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In 2024, Safford, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 48.1 points (R+48.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,183 votes cast, 3,867 went Democratic and 11,177 went Republican.
When did Safford, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Safford, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Safford, AZ, Arizona has a population of 39,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Safford, AZ, Arizona is $67,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Safford, AZ, Arizona from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
