Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1980.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic 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

2024 presidential election

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ

TrumpR+34

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	66.5%	99,346
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	32.6%	48,717
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	1,365

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
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	+23.5%
1916	+23.6%
1920	−23.4%
1924	−15.2%
1928	−15.7%
1932	+40.5%
1936	+38.6%
1940	+21.7%
1944	+10.9%
1948	+1.7%
1952	−28.8%
1956	−31.3%
1960	−22.3%
1964	−14.8%
1968	−30.3%
1972	−44.5%
1976	−24.6%
1980	−45.4%
1984	−43.4%
1988	−30.8%
1992	−8.7%
1996	−13.6%
2000	−23.6%
2004	−23.2%
2008	−24.4%
2012	−30.3%
2016	−31.2%
2020	−29.2%
2024	−33.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−33.9%	48,717	99,346	149,428
2020	R	−29.2%	49,602	91,527	143,640
2016	R	−31.2%	35,590	71,330	114,450
2012	R	−30.3%	33,918	64,468	100,667
2008	R	−24.4%	36,889	61,192	99,648
2004	R	−23.2%	33,127	53,468	87,583
2000	R	−23.6%	24,063	40,144	68,228
1996	R	−13.6%	21,801	29,921	59,495
1992	R	−8.7%	18,268	23,419	59,415
1988	R	−30.8%	14,514	27,842	43,206
1984	R	−43.4%	9,609	24,802	34,988
1980	R	−45.4%	6,664	19,823	28,994
1976	R	−24.6%	7,685	12,998	21,600
1972	R	−44.5%	3,977	12,277	18,667
1968	R	−30.3%	3,989	8,296	14,196
1964	R	−14.8%	5,747	7,749	13,556
1960	R	−22.3%	4,325	6,813	11,147
1956	R	−31.3%	3,315	6,339	9,654
1952	R	−28.8%	3,628	6,567	10,195
1948	D	+1.7%	4,439	4,287	8,922
1944	D	+10.9%	4,395	3,529	7,960
1940	D	+21.7%	6,217	3,987	10,282
1936	D	+38.6%	6,628	2,794	9,926
1932	D	+40.5%	6,326	2,626	9,141
1928	R	−15.7%	3,285	4,507	7,794
1924	R	−15.2%	1,800	2,827	6,763
1920	R	−23.4%	2,251	3,625	5,876
1916	D	+23.6%	2,893	1,716	4,983
1912	D	+23.5%	1,001	445	2,362
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

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%

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: 55.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.3%

85+

1.6%

5.5%

75–84

5.6%

9.5%

65–74

10.7%

7.4%

55–64

8.6%

4.8%

45–54

5.0%

4.7%

35–44

4.5%

4.7%

25–34

4.4%

3.5%

18–24

2.9%

6.0%

5–17

5.7%

1.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,613

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$69,613

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

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.

2024 ACS

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.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.2%

Other Christian

13.7%

Non-Christian

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Baptist

1.4%

Methodist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Prescott's retiree-heavy population and flanked by rapidly developing Prescott Valley, this metro has posted Republican margins above 30 points in recent statewide contests, even as Arizona's urban cores trend competitive.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.

A population of 245,480, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,613 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?

In 2024, Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona's political typology?

Akashic places Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona in the "Industrial Catholic 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 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1948.

How many people live in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona?

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona?

Median household income in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona is $69,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.

What is the political history of Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ has voted Republican in nineteen straight presidential elections — R+34 in 2024.

Key facts

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