† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupCliftonArizonaUnited States
Mexican54.3%26.9%11.3%
Spanish1.7%0.4%—
Spaniard0.5%0.5%—
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
English8.6%10.2%9.5%
American6.6%4.0%5.3%
German5.7%12.6%12.5%
Irish4.4%8.9%9.4%
French1.8%1.8%1.6%
Scottish1.1%1.7%1.3%
Canadian1.0%——
Norwegian0.8%——
African American†1.7%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
Clifton
Arizona
United States
Median age
30.9
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.6%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
3.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clifton
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$78,480
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clifton
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.9%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
26.5%
19.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clifton
Arizona
United States
Catholic
—
21.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Clifton, Arizona
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.8%
2008
+4.5%
2012
+19.8%
2016
−5.4%
2020
−22.4%
2024
−26.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
35.9%Harris422
62.5%Trump734
1.6%
R+26.6
R+4.1
R+25.1
1,175
R
37.7%Biden457
60.1%Trump729
2.2%
R+22.4
R+17.0
R+26.9
1,213
R
42.4%Clinton453
47.8%Trump511
9.8%
R+5.4
R+25.2
R+7.5
1,069
D
58.5%Obama515
38.7%Romney341
2.8%
D+19.8
D+15.3
D+15.9
881
D
51.2%Obama436
46.8%McCain398
2.0%
D+4.5
D+5.3
R+2.8
851
R
49.2%Kerry429
50.0%Bush436
0.8%
R+0.8
—
D+1.7
872
Clifton anchors one of Arizona's most sparsely populated counties, where a working-class Hispanic majority and a legacy of copper extraction have shaped voting patterns that diverge sharply from the state's suburban corridors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 26.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.6 points.
A population of 3,822, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,480 describe the city.
In 2024, Clifton, Arizona voted Republican by 26.6 points (R+26.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,175 votes cast, 422 went Democratic and 734 went Republican.
When did Clifton, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clifton, Arizona voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Clifton, Arizona?
Clifton, Arizona has a population of 3,822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clifton, Arizona?
Median household income in Clifton, Arizona is $78,480 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Clifton, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clifton, Arizona from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
