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El Mirage·Arizona

El Mirage moved 11.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AZ
El Mirage
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic49.6%5,512
Donald TrumpRepublican49.3%5,488
OtherAll other candidates1.1%124
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +0.2% in 2024.+0.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+6.7%
2012+13.4%
2016+8.5%
2020+11.5%
2024+0.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.6%Harris5,512
49.3%Trump5,488
1.1%
+0.2%
11,124
D
54.7%Biden6,444
43.2%Trump5,090
2.1%incl. Jorgensen
+11.5%
11,776
D
50.0%Clinton4,289
41.5%Trump3,561
8.5%incl. Johnson
+8.5%
8,575
D
56.7%Obama3,874
43.3%Romney2,961
0.0%
+13.4%
6,835
D
52.7%Obama3,712
45.9%McCain3,237
1.4%
+6.7%
7,048

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorEl MirageCityArizonaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White38.2%59.0%61.0%
Black7.9%4.6%12.2%
Asian1.2%3.6%6.0%
Two or more races31.5%19.6%12.6%
Other race20.5%13.3%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino49.3%31.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$78,050$79,964$84,427
Poverty rate12.5%12.5%12.5%
Median age32.739.339.1
Age 18–249.3%9.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.3%18.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.7%33.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home26.0%25.8%22.3%
Spanish19.4%19.3%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.4%1.0%2.0%
Other languages1.0%2.0%0.8%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 12.4%German 12.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.8%English 10.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 8.8%Irish 8.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic23.1%County context21.3%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.4%County context10.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed52.6%County context55.8%51.5%
Latter-day Saints6.0%County context6.1%2.0%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.8%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.2%
Polish
2.2%
French
1.7%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.0%
speak English only
Spanish19.4%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages1.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
Arabic0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Korean0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
23.1%
Evangelical Protestant
11.4%
Latter-day Saints
6.0%
Muslim
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Other Christian
1.2%
Hindu
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.4%
Jewish
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted52.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

El Mirage sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.2 points.

A population of 36,088, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,050 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did El Mirage, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, El Mirage, Arizona voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,124 votes cast, 5,512 went Democratic and 5,488 went Republican.
What is El Mirage, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places El Mirage, Arizona in the "" typology. 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in El Mirage, Arizona?
El Mirage, Arizona has a population of 36,088 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in El Mirage, Arizona?
Median household income in El Mirage, Arizona is $78,050 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of El Mirage, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in El Mirage, Arizona from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.