Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+41 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 144,5082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,9662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1968MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Flagstaff, AZ
HarrisD+20
Constituent county margins for Flagstaff, AZ, AZOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.2% | 41,504 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 39.4% | 27,576 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 987 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +11.9% |
| 1916 | +17.8% |
| 1920 | −26.4% |
| 1924 | −14.4% |
| 1928 | −18.8% |
| 1932 | +41.0% |
| 1936 | +37.6% |
| 1940 | +22.5% |
| 1944 | +11.2% |
| 1948 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | −22.8% |
| 1956 | −27.2% |
| 1960 | −9.0% |
| 1964 | −4.4% |
| 1968 | −28.6% |
| 1972 | −25.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −25.9% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −6.2% |
| 1992 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | +17.7% |
| 2000 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | +17.0% |
| 2012 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | +18.9% |
| 2020 | +24.0% |
| 2024 | +19.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 41,504 | 27,576 | 70,067 | ||
| D | 44,698 | 27,052 | 73,632 | ||
| D | 32,404 | 21,108 | 59,784 | ||
| D | 29,257 | 21,220 | 51,962 | ||
| D | 31,433 | 22,186 | 54,344 | ||
| D | 29,243 | 22,526 | 52,391 | ||
| D | 20,280 | 17,562 | 40,883 | ||
| D | 20,475 | 13,638 | 38,522 | ||
| D | 18,888 | 13,769 | 42,618 | ||
| R | 14,660 | 16,649 | 32,140 | ||
| R | 11,528 | 17,581 | 29,735 | ||
| R | 7,832 | 14,613 | 26,199 | ||
| R | 9,450 | 11,036 | 21,418 | ||
| R | 6,250 | 10,611 | 17,389 | ||
| R | 3,504 | 6,765 | 11,392 | ||
| R | 5,270 | 5,756 | 11,037 | ||
| R | 4,065 | 4,870 | 8,944 | ||
| R | 2,314 | 4,044 | 6,369 | ||
| R | 2,408 | 3,827 | 6,235 | ||
| D | 2,309 | 2,093 | 4,441 | ||
| D | 2,236 | 1,786 | 4,028 | ||
| D | 3,025 | 1,913 | 4,951 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 1,140 | 3,829 | ||
| D | 2,689 | 1,110 | 3,853 | ||
| R | 1,172 | 1,717 | 2,901 | ||
| R | 711 | 1,045 | 2,317 | ||
| R | 781 | 1,342 | 2,123 | ||
| D | 1,171 | 802 | 2,072 | ||
| D | 339 | 237 | 855 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.4%
English
10.4%
Irish
9.4%
Italian
4.0%
American
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.8 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,966
Flagstaff, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Flagstaff, AZ$72,966
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)16.8%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.9%
speak English only
Other languages13.0%
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Northern Arizona University and a large Native American population from surrounding tribal lands, Flagstaff's Coconino County posts Democratic margins uncommon in rural Arizona, driven by student voters and reservation turnout patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1968. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 144,508, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,966 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic by 19.9 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,067 votes cast, 41,504 went Democratic and 27,576 went Republican.
What is Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona?
Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona has a population of 144,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona is $72,966 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.