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Oro Valley·Arizona

Oro Valley delivered D+2.6 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AZ
Oro Valley
HarrisD+2.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic50.8%16,325
Donald TrumpRepublican48.3%15,499
OtherAll other candidates0.9%292
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: +2.6% in 2024.flipped D · 2024+2.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−17.5%
2012−22.4%
2016−7.6%
2020−0.4%
2024+2.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.6%
16,32515,49932,116
R
−0.4%
15,71915,84031,934
R
−7.6%
11,29013,29326,216
R
−22.4%
9,81415,47725,291
R
−17.5%
9,90514,14124,271

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.
IndicatorOro ValleyCityArizonaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White76.6%59.0%61.0%
Black1.1%4.6%12.2%
Asian4.0%3.6%6.0%
Two or more races13.2%19.6%12.6%
Other race4.9%13.3%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino16.7%31.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$107,117$79,964$84,427
Poverty rate6.5%12.5%12.5%
Median age55.439.339.1
Age 18–2411.5%9.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.5%18.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)58.0%33.3%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home15.6%25.7%22.3%
Spanish8.6%19.3%13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.7%0.3%0.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%1.1%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 13.1%German 12.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 10.7%English 10.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.2%Irish 8.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic18.9%County context21.3%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.4%County context10.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.2%County context55.8%51.5%

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
13.1%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.2%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.3%
Polish
2.3%
Scottish
2.1%
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
84.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.9%
German or other West Germanic0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
18.9%
Evangelical Protestant
10.4%
Latter-day Saints
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Other Christian
1.2%
Muslim
1.0%
Black Protestant
0.6%
Hindu
0.4%
Jewish
0.4%
Buddhist
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.2%
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.

Oro Valley sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.6 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 22.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.6 points.

A population of 48,162, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,117 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oro Valley, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oro Valley, Arizona voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+2.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,116 votes cast, 16,325 went Democratic and 15,499 went Republican.
What is Oro Valley, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Oro Valley, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Oro Valley, Arizona last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Oro Valley, Arizona voted Republican was 2020.
How many people live in Oro Valley, Arizona?
Oro Valley, Arizona has a population of 48,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oro Valley, Arizona?
Median household income in Oro Valley, Arizona is $107,117 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Oro Valley, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Oro Valley, Arizona from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.