Show Low, AZ, Arizona: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 108,4152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,6062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 45.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Show Low, AZ
TrumpR+17
Constituent county margins for Show Low, 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 | 58.0% | 29,480 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.8% | 20,754 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 613 |
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 | +16.2% |
| 1916 | +35.4% |
| 1920 | −2.2% |
| 1924 | −15.2% |
| 1928 | −10.0% |
| 1932 | +32.7% |
| 1936 | +47.9% |
| 1940 | +33.0% |
| 1944 | +25.4% |
| 1948 | +18.1% |
| 1952 | −14.6% |
| 1956 | −31.7% |
| 1960 | −14.5% |
| 1964 | −1.0% |
| 1968 | −18.5% |
| 1972 | −25.9% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −33.6% |
| 1984 | −17.2% |
| 1988 | −7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.7% |
| 1996 | +14.6% |
| 2000 | −2.4% |
| 2004 | −7.6% |
| 2008 | −11.7% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −10.2% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −17.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,754 | 29,480 | 50,847 | ||
| R | 23,383 | 27,657 | 51,930 | ||
| R | 16,459 | 20,577 | 40,294 | ||
| R | 16,945 | 19,884 | 37,465 | ||
| R | 15,579 | 19,761 | 35,800 | ||
| R | 14,815 | 17,277 | 32,404 | ||
| R | 11,794 | 12,386 | 25,147 | ||
| D | 12,912 | 9,262 | 24,938 | ||
| D | 10,882 | 7,994 | 24,638 | ||
| R | 9,023 | 10,393 | 19,677 | ||
| R | 8,017 | 11,379 | 19,578 | ||
| R | 5,110 | 10,790 | 16,882 | ||
| D | 7,323 | 6,796 | 14,560 | ||
| R | 4,003 | 6,999 | 11,572 | ||
| R | 2,930 | 4,596 | 9,012 | ||
| R | 4,770 | 4,870 | 9,649 | ||
| R | 3,052 | 4,090 | 7,151 | ||
| R | 2,033 | 3,928 | 5,970 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 3,478 | 6,071 | ||
| D | 2,669 | 1,841 | 4,566 | ||
| D | 2,660 | 1,579 | 4,252 | ||
| D | 3,052 | 1,533 | 4,597 | ||
| D | 3,037 | 1,052 | 4,142 | ||
| D | 2,602 | 1,248 | 4,146 | ||
| R | 1,316 | 1,608 | 2,924 | ||
| R | 684 | 1,060 | 2,471 | ||
| R | 1,031 | 1,078 | 2,109 | ||
| D | 1,240 | 574 | 1,881 | ||
| D | 287 | 168 | 735 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
7.8%
Irish
6.3%
American
5.1%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
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: 39.5 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
$54,606
Show Low, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Show Low, AZ$54,606
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
24.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.9%
Working age (18–64)22.9%
Seniors (65+)20.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.0%
speak English only
Other languages26.1%
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Show Low anchors a high-elevation ponderosa-pine corridor where a small but growing retiree and tourism economy shapes a consistently Republican-leaning electorate across both counties it straddles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-four points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 108,415, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,606 describe the metro.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Show Low, AZ, Arizona. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cbsa/43320/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Show Low, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Show Low, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,847 votes cast, 20,754 went Democratic and 29,480 went Republican.
What is Show Low, AZ, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Show Low, AZ, Arizona in the "New American" 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Show Low, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Show Low, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Show Low, AZ, Arizona?
Show Low, AZ, Arizona has a population of 108,415 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Show Low, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Show Low, AZ, Arizona is $54,606 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Show Low, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Show Low, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.