Yavapai County, Arizona: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 245,4802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oconee County, SC · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yavapai CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yavapai 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 | +23.5% |
| 1916 | +23.6% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −15.2% |
| 1928 | −15.7% |
| 1932 | +40.5% |
| 1936 | +38.6% |
| 1940 | +21.7% |
| 1944 | +10.9% |
| 1948 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | −28.8% |
| 1956 | −31.3% |
| 1960 | −22.3% |
| 1964 | −14.8% |
| 1968 | −30.3% |
| 1972 | −44.5% |
| 1976 | −24.6% |
| 1980 | −45.4% |
| 1984 | −43.4% |
| 1988 | −30.8% |
| 1992 | −8.7% |
| 1996 | −13.6% |
| 2000 | −23.6% |
| 2004 | −23.2% |
| 2008 | −24.4% |
| 2012 | −30.3% |
| 2016 | −31.2% |
| 2020 | −29.2% |
| 2024 | −33.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48,717 | 99,346 | 149,428 | ||
| R | 49,602 | 91,527 | 143,640 | ||
| R | 35,590 | 71,330 | 114,450 | ||
| R | 33,918 | 64,468 | 100,667 | ||
| R | 36,889 | 61,192 | 99,648 | ||
| R | 33,127 | 53,468 | 87,583 | ||
| R | 24,063 | 40,144 | 68,228 | ||
| R | 21,801 | 29,921 | 59,495 | ||
| R | 18,268 | 23,419 | 59,415 | ||
| R | 14,514 | 27,842 | 43,206 | ||
| R | 9,609 | 24,802 | 34,988 | ||
| R | 6,664 | 19,823 | 28,994 | ||
| R | 7,685 | 12,998 | 21,600 | ||
| R | 3,977 | 12,277 | 18,667 | ||
| R | 3,989 | 8,296 | 14,196 | ||
| R | 5,747 | 7,749 | 13,556 | ||
| R | 4,325 | 6,813 | 11,147 | ||
| R | 3,315 | 6,339 | 9,654 | ||
| R | 3,628 | 6,567 | 10,195 | ||
| D | 4,439 | 4,287 | 8,922 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 3,529 | 7,960 | ||
| D | 6,217 | 3,987 | 10,282 | ||
| D | 6,628 | 2,794 | 9,926 | ||
| D | 6,326 | 2,626 | 9,141 | ||
| R | 3,285 | 4,507 | 7,794 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 2,827 | 6,763 | ||
| R | 2,251 | 3,625 | 5,876 | ||
| D | 2,893 | 1,716 | 4,983 | ||
| D | 1,001 | 445 | 2,362 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.9%
English
17.0%
Irish
14.4%
Italian
4.8%
American
4.7%
French
3.2%
Scottish
3.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 55.1 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
$69,613
Yavapai County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yavapai County$69,613
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Yavapai 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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yavapai's mix of rural ranch land, retirement communities, and small cities like Prescott has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in each of the last several cycles, making it a consistent anchor of Arizona's conservative interior.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $69,613, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oconee County and Sevier County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yavapai County, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yavapai County, Arizona voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 149,428 votes cast, 48,717 went Democratic and 99,346 went Republican.
What is Yavapai County, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Yavapai County, Arizona in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Yavapai County, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yavapai County, Arizona voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Yavapai County, Arizona?
Yavapai County, Arizona has a population of 245,480 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yavapai County, Arizona?
Median household income in Yavapai County, Arizona is $69,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Yavapai County, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yavapai County, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.