Yavapai County, Arizona: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic 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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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| 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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
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.
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.
The Republican margin in Yavapai County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,613, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 245,480 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oconee County and Sevier County.
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Yavapai County, Arizona — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/04025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Yavapai County, Arizona as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.