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1876–2024
Safford, AZ·Arizona

Safford, AZ has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+48 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AZ
LatestR+48in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population39,2322024 ACS

Safford, AZ, Arizona: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+48MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
39,2322024 5-year
Median household income
$67,3252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
30.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Safford, AZ
TrumpR+48
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.5%11,177
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.4%3,867
OtherAll other candidates1.1%171
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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −48.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−48.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+41.3%
1916+48.7%
1920+8.6%
1924+17.9%
1928+13.2%
1932+59.3%
1936+65.4%
1940+45.7%
1944+35.0%
1948+27.5%
1952+0.2%
1956−17.1%
1960−8.7%
1964+2.4%
1968−12.2%
1972−28.8%
1976−8.8%
1980−24.7%
1984−25.7%
1988−19.8%
1992−8.0%
1996−3.1%
2000−27.4%
2004−39.9%
2008−40.7%
2012−37.5%
2016−38.5%
2020−44.7%
2024−48.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−48.0%
3,86711,17715,215
R
−44.7%
4,03410,74915,029
R
−38.5%
3,3018,02512,281
R
−37.5%
3,6098,07611,905
R
−40.7%
3,4878,37612,007
R
−39.9%
3,1857,46710,720
R
−27.4%
3,3556,0079,664
R
−3.1%
3,9384,2229,296
R
−8.0%
3,3914,1699,699
R
−19.8%
3,4075,1208,652
R
−25.7%
3,0805,2478,416
R
−24.7%
2,8014,7657,961
R
−8.8%
3,0503,6596,958
R
−28.8%
1,8633,5755,943
R
−12.2%
1,7262,3274,929
D
+2.4%
2,7832,6555,438
R
−8.7%
2,0912,4914,583
R
−17.1%
1,6882,3844,072
D
+0.2%
2,2002,1914,391
D
+27.5%
2,1391,2093,386
D
+35.0%
2,3931,1513,549
D
+45.7%
3,1301,1614,310
D
+65.4%
3,5416804,375
D
+59.3%
2,8677183,625
D
+13.2%
1,6151,2382,861
D
+17.9%
1,2528132,451
D
+8.6%
1,2611,0622,323
D
+48.7%
1,5974972,257
D
+41.3%
5401031,057
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.9%
German
8.5%
Irish
6.6%
American
6.3%
Scottish
4.0%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.1%
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: 34.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.7%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.3%
65–74
4.5%
5.2%
55–64
5.0%
6.3%
45–54
5.0%
8.0%
35–44
5.7%
8.3%
25–34
6.3%
5.6%
18–24
4.3%
9.9%
5–17
9.6%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,325
Safford, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Safford, AZ$67,325
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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)21.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other languages4.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
37.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Safford, AZ sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.

A population of 39,232, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,325 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Safford, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Safford, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,215 votes cast, 3,867 went Democratic and 11,177 went Republican.
What is Safford, AZ, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Safford, 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 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Safford, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Safford, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Safford, AZ, Arizona has a population of 39,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Safford, AZ, Arizona is $67,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Safford, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Safford, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.