Flagstaff, AZ
High-altitude college hub that reliably breaks from Arizona's Sun Belt trend
Home to Northern Arizona University and a large Native American population from surrounding tribal lands, Flagstaff's Coconino County posts Democratic margins uncommon in rural Arizona, driven by student voters and reservation turnout patterns.
- White54.5%
- Native27.3%
- Hispanic13.3%
- Two or more4.8%
- Other4.4%
- Asian1.4%
- Black1.3%
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Who Lives Here
| Group | Flagstaff, AZ | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 54.5% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 27.3% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 13.3% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.4% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 1.3% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Religious Adherents
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +10.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0% | 36.8% | — | — | |
| 11.6% | 35.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 9.4% | 28.7% | — | — |
| 7.1% | 21.9% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 4.9% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.4% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 67.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area? 526,204 residents across 4 counties.
Demographics
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Turnout in Flagstaff, AZ
Do voters in Flagstaff, AZ split their tickets?
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+19.8 | D+26.0 | 6.2pp |