Pinal County, Arizona: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 469,0062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,2662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wilkes County, GA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pinal CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pinal County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +33.8% |
| 1916 | +17.3% |
| 1920 | −8.3% |
| 1924 | −3.7% |
| 1928 | −6.9% |
| 1932 | +51.1% |
| 1936 | +46.9% |
| 1940 | +37.6% |
| 1944 | +22.5% |
| 1948 | +22.8% |
| 1952 | −4.9% |
| 1956 | −6.4% |
| 1960 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | +17.5% |
| 1968 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | −23.8% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | −12.8% |
| 1984 | −15.9% |
| 1988 | −3.8% |
| 1992 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | +17.7% |
| 2000 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | −14.5% |
| 2012 | −16.4% |
| 2016 | −19.2% |
| 2020 | −17.2% |
| 2024 | −22.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 80,656 | 126,926 | 210,173 | ||
| R | 75,106 | 107,077 | 185,525 | ||
| R | 47,892 | 72,819 | 129,546 | ||
| R | 44,306 | 62,079 | 108,682 | ||
| R | 44,254 | 59,421 | 104,883 | ||
| R | 27,252 | 37,006 | 64,622 | ||
| R | 19,650 | 20,122 | 41,290 | ||
| D | 19,579 | 13,034 | 36,895 | ||
| D | 15,468 | 11,669 | 36,739 | ||
| R | 13,850 | 14,966 | 29,180 | ||
| R | 11,923 | 16,464 | 28,619 | ||
| R | 9,207 | 12,195 | 23,258 | ||
| D | 10,595 | 9,354 | 20,604 | ||
| R | 6,404 | 10,584 | 17,559 | ||
| D | 7,409 | 6,883 | 16,246 | ||
| D | 9,911 | 6,956 | 16,872 | ||
| D | 7,232 | 6,441 | 13,684 | ||
| R | 5,063 | 5,762 | 10,842 | ||
| R | 4,522 | 4,985 | 9,507 | ||
| D | 3,572 | 2,232 | 5,887 | ||
| D | 3,026 | 1,909 | 4,957 | ||
| D | 4,411 | 1,996 | 6,429 | ||
| D | 3,498 | 1,216 | 4,868 | ||
| D | 3,137 | 1,000 | 4,184 | ||
| R | 1,419 | 1,631 | 3,054 | ||
| R | 988 | 1,075 | 2,361 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 1,493 | 2,757 | ||
| D | 1,232 | 855 | 2,179 | ||
| O | 352 | 80 | 805 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
9.8%
Irish
9.3%
Italian
3.8%
American
3.7%
French
1.9%
Polish
1.8%
African American
4.2%
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: 40.4 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
$80,266
Pinal County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Pinal County$80,266
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Pinal County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.4%
speak English only
Spanish15.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pinal sits between Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona's I-10 corridor and has absorbed significant suburban spillover growth, yet its presidential margins have held firmly Republican, running roughly 22 points to the right in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached twenty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 469,006, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,266 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilkes County and St. Mary Parish. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pinal County, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pinal County, Arizona voted Republican by 22.0 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 210,173 votes cast, 80,656 went Democratic and 126,926 went Republican.
What is Pinal County, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Pinal County, Arizona in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 12 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pinal County, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pinal County, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pinal County, Arizona?
Pinal County, Arizona has a population of 469,006 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pinal County, Arizona?
Median household income in Pinal County, Arizona is $80,266 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Pinal County, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pinal County, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.