† 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
GroupSuperiorArizonaUnited States
Mexican56.4%26.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.5%0.7%1.8%
Spaniard1.1%0.5%—
Spanish1.1%0.4%—
Nicaraguan0.7%——
Salvadoran0.7%0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
German13.7%12.6%12.5%
English9.6%10.2%9.5%
Irish9.1%8.9%9.4%
Italian3.7%4.1%4.8%
American3.6%4.0%5.3%
French1.9%1.8%1.6%
Norwegian1.9%——
Polish1.8%2.0%2.2%
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
Superior
Arizona
United States
Median age
53.4
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
34.8%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Superior
Arizona
United States
Median household income
$45,030
$79,964
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.3%
12.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.2%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Superior
Arizona
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
29.3%
25.8%
22.3%
Spanish
28.7%
19.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Superior
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.
Superior, Arizona
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+20.9%
2008
+21.6%
2012
+39.9%
2016
+36.3%
2020
+28.3%
2024
+16.9%
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
57.9%Harris647
41.0%Trump458
1.2%
D+16.9
R+11.4
D+18.4
1,118
D
63.5%Biden735
35.3%Trump408
1.2%
D+28.3
R+8.0
D+23.8
1,157
D
65.4%Clinton665
29.1%Trump296
5.5%
D+36.3
R+3.7
D+34.2
1,017
D
68.9%Obama671
29.0%Romney282
2.2%
D+39.9
D+18.4
D+36.1
974
D
59.8%Obama646
38.2%McCain413
1.9%
D+21.6
D+0.7
D+14.3
1,080
D
60.4%Kerry387
39.5%Bush253
0.2%
D+20.9
—
D+23.4
641
Superior's economy was shaped for generations by the Magma Copper mine, and the town's small, majority-Hispanic electorate has trended toward Democratic margins in recent cycles while broader debates over a proposed Resolution Copper mine keep local politics unsettled.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.9 points.
A population of 2,535, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,030 describe the city.
In 2024, Superior, Arizona voted Democratic by 16.9 points (D+16.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,118 votes cast, 647 went Democratic and 458 went Republican.
How many people live in Superior, Arizona?
Superior, Arizona has a population of 2,535 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Superior, Arizona?
Median household income in Superior, Arizona is $45,030 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Superior, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Superior, Arizona from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
