Cochise County, Arizona: New American county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 125,5662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,7422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 34.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lumpkin County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cochise CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cochise County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +34.0% |
| 1916 | +28.7% |
| 1920 | −9.3% |
| 1924 | −2.2% |
| 1928 | −15.0% |
| 1932 | +44.2% |
| 1936 | +57.5% |
| 1940 | +46.7% |
| 1944 | +34.5% |
| 1948 | +22.6% |
| 1952 | −7.0% |
| 1956 | −12.8% |
| 1960 | −1.0% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −31.1% |
| 1976 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | −28.2% |
| 1984 | −25.6% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | −14.5% |
| 2004 | −20.3% |
| 2008 | −20.7% |
| 2012 | −22.3% |
| 2016 | −21.3% |
| 2020 | −19.5% |
| 2024 | −23.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22,296 | 35,936 | 59,135 | ||
| R | 23,732 | 35,557 | 60,665 | ||
| R | 17,450 | 28,092 | 50,015 | ||
| R | 18,546 | 29,497 | 49,201 | ||
| R | 18,943 | 29,026 | 48,820 | ||
| R | 17,514 | 26,556 | 44,595 | ||
| R | 13,360 | 18,180 | 33,241 | ||
| R | 13,782 | 14,365 | 31,923 | ||
| D | 12,701 | 12,202 | 33,150 | ||
| R | 11,812 | 15,815 | 28,050 | ||
| R | 9,671 | 16,405 | 26,355 | ||
| R | 7,028 | 13,351 | 22,445 | ||
| R | 9,281 | 9,921 | 19,883 | ||
| R | 6,023 | 11,706 | 18,299 | ||
| R | 6,597 | 7,619 | 16,711 | ||
| D | 9,045 | 7,644 | 16,697 | ||
| R | 7,419 | 7,572 | 15,007 | ||
| R | 5,328 | 6,893 | 12,230 | ||
| R | 5,640 | 6,495 | 12,135 | ||
| D | 6,198 | 3,854 | 10,370 | ||
| D | 6,935 | 3,371 | 10,319 | ||
| D | 8,748 | 3,170 | 11,950 | ||
| D | 8,130 | 2,092 | 10,499 | ||
| D | 7,798 | 2,838 | 11,216 | ||
| R | 4,262 | 5,776 | 10,083 | ||
| R | 3,496 | 3,712 | 9,699 | ||
| R | 4,430 | 5,341 | 9,771 | ||
| D | 6,115 | 3,203 | 10,132 | ||
| O | 1,973 | 403 | 4,619 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
English
12.6%
Irish
9.1%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.8%
French
2.3%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
2.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,742
Cochise County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cochise County$59,742
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Cochise County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.2%
speak English only
Spanish23.2%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Fort Huachuca and roughly 83 miles of international border, Cochise County combines a significant active-duty and veteran population with rural ranching communities, producing consistent double-digit Republican margins in federal races.
Cochise County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-eight points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved four points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $59,742, and a population of 125,566. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lumpkin County and Pickens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cochise County, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cochise County, Arizona voted Republican by 23.1 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,135 votes cast, 22,296 went Democratic and 35,936 went Republican.
What is Cochise County, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Cochise County, Arizona in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cochise County, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cochise County, Arizona voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Cochise County, Arizona?
Cochise County, Arizona has a population of 125,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cochise County, Arizona?
Median household income in Cochise County, Arizona is $59,742 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Cochise County, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cochise County, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.