† 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
GroupYuma, AZArizonaUnited States
Mexican62.2%26.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.7%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%0.5%—
Spanish0.3%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
German6.3%12.6%12.5%
English5.8%10.2%9.5%
Irish4.0%8.9%9.4%
American3.0%4.0%5.3%
Italian1.4%4.1%4.8%
French1.0%1.8%1.6%
Norwegian0.9%——
Swedish0.8%——
African American†1.0%3.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Navajo0.2%1.9%—
Filipino0.4%0.7%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.4%0.6%
Asian Indian0.1%0.9%1.4%
Chinese0.1%0.6%1.3%
Korean0.1%0.3%0.4%
Japanese0.1%0.2%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
Yuma, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median age
36.1
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Yuma, AZ
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$62,876
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.6%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Yuma, AZ
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.5%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
53.3%
19.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Yuma, AZ
Arizona
United States
Catholic
20.9%
21.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.7%
10.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.9%
55.8%
51.5%
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.
Yuma, AZ
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+31.3%
1916
+26.6%
1920
−15.4%
1924
−14.0%
1928
−18.9%
1932
+47.6%
1936
+53.3%
1940
+37.6%
1944
+30.9%
1948
+31.0%
1952
−3.4%
1956
+4.0%
1960
+9.0%
1964
+9.1%
1968
−7.4%
1972
−32.0%
1976
−7.4%
1980
−34.9%
1984
−36.1%
1988
−19.1%
1992
−4.6%
1996
−2.7%
2000
−12.7%
2004
−16.0%
2008
−13.8%
2012
−12.6%
2016
−1.1%
2020
−6.2%
2024
−20.4%
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
39.3%Harris26,823
59.7%Trump40,745
0.5%Oliver328 +1
R+20.4
R+14.2
R+18.9
68,195
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.7%40,745
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic39.3%26,823
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%328
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%299
R
46.0%Biden32,210
52.1%Trump36,534
1.9%
R+6.2
R+5.1
R+10.6
70,072
R
46.4%Clinton24,605
47.5%Trump25,165
6.1%
R+1.1
D+11.5
R+3.1
53,010
R
42.9%Obama18,059
55.5%Romney23,352
1.6%
R+12.6
D+1.2
R+16.4
42,073
R
42.6%Obama18,559
56.3%McCain24,577
1.1%
R+13.8
D+2.2
R+21.1
43,615
R
41.6%Kerry16,032
57.6%Bush22,184
0.8%
R+16.0
R+3.2
R+13.5
38,529
R
42.1%Gore12,055
54.8%Bush15,708
3.1%
R+12.7
R+10.1
R+13.3
28,652
R
44.3%Clinton12,267
47.0%Dole13,013
8.6%
R+2.7
D+1.9
R+11.2
27,671
R
37.0%Clinton10,367
41.5%Bush11,652
21.5%
R+4.6
D+14.6
R+10.1
28,045
R
39.8%Dukakis8,952
59.0%Bush13,253
1.2%
R+19.1
D+16.9
R+11.4
22,480
R
31.5%Mondale6,458
67.6%Reagan13,848
0.9%
R+36.1
R+1.2
R+17.9
20,481
R
28.4%Carter6,014
63.3%Reagan13,393
8.2%
R+34.9
R+27.5
R+25.2
21,145
R
44.7%Carter7,998
52.1%Ford9,324
3.1%
R+7.4
D+24.6
R+9.5
17,880
R
31.5%McGovern4,755
63.5%Nixon9,596
5.0%
R+32.0
R+24.6
R+8.9
15,106
R
39.4%Humphrey5,770
46.9%Nixon6,856
13.7%
R+7.4
R+16.5
R+6.7
14,633
D
54.5%Johnson7,857
45.4%Goldwater6,548
0.0%
D+9.1
D+0.1
R+13.5
14,410
D
54.4%Kennedy6,642
45.5%Nixon5,547
0.1%
D+9.0
D+5.0
D+8.8
12,204
D
52.0%Stevenson5,776
48.0%Eisenhower5,330
0.1%
D+4.0
D+7.5
D+19.4
11,113
R
48.3%Stevenson4,444
51.7%Eisenhower4,761
0.0%
R+3.4
R+34.4
D+7.3
9,205
D
64.4%Truman4,483
33.4%Dewey2,324
2.3%
D+31.0
D+0.1
D+26.5
6,964
D
65.3%Roosevelt3,472
34.5%Dewey1,831
0.2%
D+30.9
R+6.7
D+23.4
5,313
D
68.6%Roosevelt4,138
31.0%Willkie1,870
0.4%
D+37.6
R+15.7
D+27.7
6,031
D
74.5%Roosevelt3,428
21.2%Landon976
4.2%
D+53.3
D+5.7
D+29.1
4,599
D
71.7%Roosevelt3,463
24.1%Hoover1,162
4.2%
D+47.6
D+66.5
D+29.9
4,830
R
40.6%Smith1,589
59.4%Hoover2,328
0.0%
R+18.9
R+4.9
R+1.4
3,917
R
27.8%Davis851
41.7%Coolidge1,280
30.5%
R+14.0
D+1.4
D+11.2
3,066
R
42.3%Cox1,177
57.7%Harding1,606
0.0%
R+15.4
R+42.0
D+10.8
2,783
D
59.0%Wilson1,322
32.5%Hughes727
8.5%
D+26.6
R+4.7
D+23.4
2,240
O
39.7%Wilson424
8.4%Taft90
51.8%
Roosevelt +12.1
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D+11.8
1,067
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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
43.4%29,199
53.9%36,212
67,206
2022
R
45.6%21,141
51.6%23,917
46,339
2018
R
45.4%19,880
51.5%22,532
43,767
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+5.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+20.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Yuma, AZ in Yuma, AZ: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+3,291
2012
−2,923
2013
−2,691
2014
−1,298
2015
−2,001
2016
−453
2017
−42
2018
+235
2019
+357
2021
+1,089
2022
−423
2023
+1,781
2024
+385
2025
+1,199
Yuma's economy runs on irrigated winter vegetables and international trade, and its majority-Hispanic population has made it a closely watched bellwether for statewide Latino electoral trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 36.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 14.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.4 points.
A population of 211,741, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,876 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yakima, WA and Corpus Christi, TX.
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In 2024, Yuma, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 20.4 points (R+20.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,195 votes cast, 26,823 went Democratic and 40,745 went Republican.
When did Yuma, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuma, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Yuma, AZ, Arizona has a population of 211,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Yuma, AZ, Arizona is $62,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Yuma, AZ, Arizona from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
