Yuma County, Arizona: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 211,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 64.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lafayette County, MS · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yuma CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yuma 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 | 26,823 | 40,745 | 68,195 | ||
| R | 32,210 | 36,534 | 70,072 | ||
| R | 24,605 | 25,165 | 53,010 | ||
| R | 18,059 | 23,352 | 42,073 | ||
| R | 18,559 | 24,577 | 43,615 | ||
| R | 16,032 | 22,184 | 38,529 | ||
| R | 12,055 | 15,708 | 28,652 | ||
| R | 12,267 | 13,013 | 27,671 | ||
| R | 10,367 | 11,652 | 28,045 | ||
| R | 8,952 | 13,253 | 22,480 | ||
| R | 6,458 | 13,848 | 20,481 | ||
| R | 6,014 | 13,393 | 21,145 | ||
| R | 7,998 | 9,324 | 17,880 | ||
| R | 4,755 | 9,596 | 15,106 | ||
| R | 5,770 | 6,856 | 14,633 | ||
| D | 7,857 | 6,548 | 14,410 | ||
| D | 6,642 | 5,547 | 12,204 | ||
| D | 5,776 | 5,330 | 11,113 | ||
| R | 4,444 | 4,761 | 9,205 | ||
| D | 4,483 | 2,324 | 6,964 | ||
| D | 3,472 | 1,831 | 5,313 | ||
| D | 4,138 | 1,870 | 6,031 | ||
| D | 3,428 | 976 | 4,599 | ||
| D | 3,463 | 1,162 | 4,830 | ||
| R | 1,589 | 2,328 | 3,917 | ||
| R | 851 | 1,280 | 3,066 | ||
| R | 1,177 | 1,606 | 2,783 | ||
| D | 1,322 | 727 | 2,240 | ||
| O | 424 | 90 | 1,067 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.3%
English
5.8%
Irish
4.0%
American
3.0%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.7%
African American
1.4%
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: 36.1 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
$62,876
Yuma County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yuma County$62,876
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
44.5%
speak English only
Spanish53.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yuma County sits at Arizona's southwestern corner along one of the busiest land-border crossings in the country, and its heavily Latino electorate has shifted markedly rightward over the past three presidential cycles, bucking earlier assumptions about demographic voting patterns.
The Republican margin in Yuma County reached its widest at thirty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,876, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 211,741 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 Lafayette County and Clarke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yuma County, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yuma County, Arizona voted Republican by 20.4 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,195 votes cast, 26,823 went Democratic and 40,745 went Republican.
What is Yuma County, Arizona's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Yuma 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 9 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yuma County, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuma County, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yuma County, Arizona?
Yuma County, Arizona has a population of 211,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuma County, Arizona?
Median household income in Yuma County, Arizona is $62,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Yuma County, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yuma County, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.