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Payson, AZ
presidential margin
2008R+27.82012R+26.72016R+31.92020R+34.02024R+37.6
full record · 1912 → 2024
R+37.6
2024
median income$61,986U.S. $80,734 · AZ $79,964
median age51.1U.S. 39.1 · AZ 39.3
poverty rate16.9%U.S. 12.5% · AZ 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.7%U.S. 35.6% · AZ 33.5%
non-english14.0%U.S. 22.3% · AZ 25.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish12.9%
German12.6%
English11.5%
Mexican14.8%
Spaniard0.6%
Puerto Rican0.5%
White Mountain Apache1.7%
Navajo0.5%
Tohono O'odham0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline1.6%
Other Christian1.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Payson, AZ, Arizona

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Payson, AZTrumpR+37.6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Payson, AZ, AZA map of the single county of Payson, AZ, AZ, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Gila County, AZ · R+37.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.4%18,901
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.8%8,504
Jill SteinGreen0.9%243
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Payson, AZ, AZ — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Gila County, AZRepublicanR+37.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.8%Harris8,504
68.4%Trump18,901
0.9%Stein243
−37.6%
27,648
R
32.2%Biden8,943
66.3%Trump18,377
1.5%Jorgensen415
−34.0%
27,735
R
31.1%Clinton7,003
63.0%Trump14,182
5.9%Johnson1,330
−31.9%
22,515
R
35.6%Obama7,697
62.3%Romney13,455
2.1%Johnson443
−26.7%
21,595
R
35.3%Obama7,884
63.1%McCain14,095
1.6%Barr354
−27.8%
22,333
R
39.8%Kerry8,314
59.1%Bush12,343
1.1%Badnarik220
−19.3%
20,877
R
43.4%Gore7,700
51.6%Bush9,158
5.0%Nader878
−8.2%
17,736
D
49.3%Clinton8,577
36.8%Dole6,407
13.9%Perot2,427
+12.5%
17,411
D
41.0%Clinton7,571
31.3%Bush5,781
27.7%Perot5,126
+9.7%
18,478
R
46.7%Dukakis7,147
51.4%Bush7,861
1.9%Paul291
−4.7%
15,299
R
42.7%Mondale6,509
56.0%Reagan8,543
1.3%Bergland197
−13.3%
15,249
R
37.8%Carter5,068
55.3%Reagan7,405
6.9%Anderson926
−17.4%
13,399
D
53.8%Carter6,440
42.9%Ford5,136
3.2%McCarthy386
+10.9%
11,962
R
41.4%McGovern4,295
54.7%Nixon5,673
3.9%Schmitz404
−13.3%
10,372
D
49.8%Humphrey4,831
37.2%Nixon3,610
13.0%Wallace1,265
+12.6%
9,706
D
64.7%Johnson6,821
35.2%Goldwater3,713
0.0%Hass3
+29.5%
10,537
D
57.9%Kennedy5,251
42.0%Nixon3,806
0.1%Byrd8
+15.9%
9,065
R
48.7%Stevenson4,026
51.3%Eisenhower4,234
0.0%
−2.5%
8,260
D
56.7%Stevenson4,928
43.3%Eisenhower3,770
0.0%
+13.3%
8,698
D
65.8%Truman4,780
32.1%Dewey2,329
2.1%Thurmond156
+33.7%
7,265
D
67.8%Roosevelt4,818
31.8%Dewey2,260
0.4%Thomas29
+36.0%
7,107
D
68.4%Roosevelt5,752
31.2%Willkie2,624
0.4%Thomas31
+37.2%
8,407
D
74.0%Roosevelt4,859
23.2%Landon1,526
2.8%Lemke183
+50.7%
6,568
D
68.8%Roosevelt4,625
27.8%Hoover1,865
3.4%Thomas228
+41.1%
6,718
R
49.2%Smith3,341
50.6%Hoover3,436
0.2%Thomas13
−1.4%
6,790
D
34.9%Davis2,218
34.5%Coolidge2,193
30.5%La Follette1,937
+0.4%
6,348
R
46.6%Cox2,894
53.4%Harding3,311
0.0%
−6.7%
6,205
D
64.3%Wilson3,686
26.1%Hughes1,495
9.6%Benson552
+38.2%
5,733
O
38.1%Wilson779
10.3%Taft210
51.6%Roosevelt1,056
Roosevelt +13.5
2,045
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −37.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−37.6%DR19122024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+27.8%
1916+38.2%
1920−6.7%
1924+0.4%
1928−1.4%
1932+41.1%
1936+50.7%
1940+37.2%
1944+36.0%
1948+33.7%
1952+13.3%
1956−2.5%
1960+15.9%
1964+29.5%
1968+12.6%
1972−13.3%
1976+10.9%
1980−17.4%
1984−13.3%
1988−4.7%
1992+9.7%
1996+12.5%
2000−8.2%
2004−19.3%
2008−27.8%
2012−26.7%
2016−31.9%
2020−34.0%
2024−37.6%
DemocraticRepublican

Payson anchors Gila County's Mogollon Rim corridor, where an influx of Phoenix-area retirees has gradually shifted registration patterns while the area's rural, resource-economy roots remain a persistent counterweight.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 37.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.6 points.

A population of 53,795, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,986 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ and Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
74.3twin score
median age2008 margin% unaffiliated≠ elasticity
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ
70.3twin score
median ageelasticity2008–2012 trajectory≠ college share
Mountain Home, AR
68.9twin score
elasticitymedian age2008 margin≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Payson, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 37.6 points (R+37.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,648 votes cast, 8,504 went Democratic and 18,901 went Republican.
When did Payson, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Payson, AZ, Arizona has a population of 53,795 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona is $61,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Payson, AZ, Arizona from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.