Payson, AZ, Arizona: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,7952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Payson, AZ
TrumpR+38
Constituent county margins for Payson, 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
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 68.2% | 18,901 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.7% | 8,504 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 293 |
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 | +27.8% |
| 1916 | +38.2% |
| 1920 | −6.7% |
| 1924 | +0.4% |
| 1928 | −1.4% |
| 1932 | +41.1% |
| 1936 | +50.7% |
| 1940 | +37.2% |
| 1944 | +36.0% |
| 1948 | +33.7% |
| 1952 | +13.3% |
| 1956 | −2.5% |
| 1960 | +15.9% |
| 1964 | +29.5% |
| 1968 | +12.6% |
| 1972 | −13.3% |
| 1976 | +10.9% |
| 1980 | −17.4% |
| 1984 | −13.3% |
| 1988 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | −8.2% |
| 2004 | −19.3% |
| 2008 | −27.8% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −31.9% |
| 2020 | −34.0% |
| 2024 | −37.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,504 | 18,901 | 27,698 | ||
| R | 8,943 | 18,377 | 27,735 | ||
| R | 7,003 | 14,182 | 22,515 | ||
| R | 7,697 | 13,455 | 21,595 | ||
| R | 7,884 | 14,095 | 22,333 | ||
| R | 8,314 | 12,343 | 20,877 | ||
| R | 7,700 | 9,158 | 17,736 | ||
| D | 8,577 | 6,407 | 17,411 | ||
| D | 7,571 | 5,781 | 18,478 | ||
| R | 7,147 | 7,861 | 15,299 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 8,543 | 15,249 | ||
| R | 5,068 | 7,405 | 13,399 | ||
| D | 6,440 | 5,136 | 11,962 | ||
| R | 4,295 | 5,673 | 10,372 | ||
| D | 4,831 | 3,610 | 9,706 | ||
| D | 6,821 | 3,713 | 10,537 | ||
| D | 5,251 | 3,806 | 9,065 | ||
| R | 4,026 | 4,234 | 8,260 | ||
| D | 4,928 | 3,770 | 8,698 | ||
| D | 4,780 | 2,329 | 7,265 | ||
| D | 4,818 | 2,260 | 7,107 | ||
| D | 5,752 | 2,624 | 8,407 | ||
| D | 4,859 | 1,526 | 6,568 | ||
| D | 4,625 | 1,865 | 6,718 | ||
| R | 3,341 | 3,436 | 6,790 | ||
| D | 2,218 | 2,193 | 6,348 | ||
| R | 2,894 | 3,311 | 6,205 | ||
| D | 3,686 | 1,495 | 5,733 | ||
| O | 779 | 210 | 2,045 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.9%
German
12.6%
English
11.5%
Scottish
6.3%
Italian
4.2%
American
4.2%
French
1.4%
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: 51.1 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,986
Payson, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Payson, AZ$61,986
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
16.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.1%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.0%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other languages5.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Payson anchors Gila County's Mogollon Rim corridor, where an influx of Phoenix-area retirees has gradually shifted registration patterns while the area's rural, resource-economy roots remain a persistent counterweight.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-one points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 53,795, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,986 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Payson, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 37.5 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,698 votes cast, 8,504 went Democratic and 18,901 went Republican.
What is Payson, AZ, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Payson, AZ, Arizona in the "Texan Right" 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 14 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Payson, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Payson, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Payson, AZ, Arizona has a population of 53,795 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Payson, AZ, Arizona is $61,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Payson, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Payson, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.