† 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
GroupFort DefianceArizonaUnited States
Mexican3.6%26.9%11.3%
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
German1.0%12.6%12.5%
English0.9%10.2%9.5%
Irish0.6%8.9%9.4%
Scottish0.3%1.7%1.3%
French0.2%1.8%1.6%
American0.2%4.0%5.3%
Scotch-Irish0.2%——
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
Fort Defiance
Arizona
United States
Median age
32.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
17.6%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fort Defiance
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$56,045
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fort Defiance
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
39.9%
25.8%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.8%
0.4%
0.6%
Other languages
37.1%
2.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fort Defiance
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.
Fort Defiance, Arizona
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+46.5%
2008
+44.7%
2012
+62.8%
2016
+60.7%
2020
+63.7%
2024
+55.2%
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
D
76.7%Harris1,228
21.5%Trump344
1.8%
D+55.2
R+8.5
D+56.7
1,601
D
81.1%Biden1,570
17.5%Trump338
1.4%
D+63.7
D+3.0
D+59.2
1,935
D
75.2%Clinton1,057
14.5%Trump204
10.2%
D+60.7
R+2.1
D+58.6
1,405
D
80.4%Obama920
17.6%Romney201
2.0%
D+62.8
D+18.2
D+59.0
1,144
D
71.4%Obama837
26.7%McCain313
2.0%
D+44.7
R+1.8
D+37.4
1,173
D
72.3%Kerry858
25.9%Bush307
1.8%
D+46.5
—
D+48.9
1,186
Fort Defiance sits within the Navajo Nation, where voter participation patterns reflect the distinct civic infrastructure and federal trust-land governance that shape electoral behavior across reservation communities in the Southwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.2 points.
A population of 3,351, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,045 describe the city.
In 2024, Fort Defiance, Arizona voted Democratic by 55.2 points (D+55.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,601 votes cast, 1,228 went Democratic and 344 went Republican.
How many people live in Fort Defiance, Arizona?
Fort Defiance, Arizona has a population of 3,351 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Defiance, Arizona?
Median household income in Fort Defiance, Arizona is $56,045 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Fort Defiance, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Fort Defiance, Arizona from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
