Yuma, AZ, Arizona: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 211,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 64.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Yuma, AZ
TrumpR+20
Constituent county margins for Yuma, 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 | 59.7% | 40,745 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.3% | 26,823 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 627 |
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 | +31.3% |
| 1916 | +26.6% |
| 1920 | −15.4% |
| 1924 | −14.0% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +47.6% |
| 1936 | +53.3% |
| 1940 | +37.6% |
| 1944 | +30.9% |
| 1948 | +31.0% |
| 1952 | −3.4% |
| 1956 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | −7.4% |
| 1972 | −32.0% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −34.9% |
| 1984 | −36.1% |
| 1988 | −19.1% |
| 1992 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −12.7% |
| 2004 | −16.0% |
| 2008 | −13.8% |
| 2012 | −12.6% |
| 2016 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | −6.2% |
| 2024 | −20.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26,823 | 40,745 | 68,195 | ||
| R | 32,210 | 36,534 | 70,072 | ||
| R | 24,605 | 25,165 | 53,010 | ||
| R | 18,059 | 23,352 | 42,073 | ||
| R | 18,559 | 24,577 | 43,615 | ||
| R | 16,032 | 22,184 | 38,529 | ||
| R | 12,055 | 15,708 | 28,652 | ||
| R | 12,267 | 13,013 | 27,671 | ||
| R | 10,367 | 11,652 | 28,045 | ||
| R | 8,952 | 13,253 | 22,480 | ||
| R | 6,458 | 13,848 | 20,481 | ||
| R | 6,014 | 13,393 | 21,145 | ||
| R | 7,998 | 9,324 | 17,880 | ||
| R | 4,755 | 9,596 | 15,106 | ||
| R | 5,770 | 6,856 | 14,633 | ||
| D | 7,857 | 6,548 | 14,410 | ||
| D | 6,642 | 5,547 | 12,204 | ||
| D | 5,776 | 5,330 | 11,113 | ||
| R | 4,444 | 4,761 | 9,205 | ||
| D | 4,483 | 2,324 | 6,964 | ||
| D | 3,472 | 1,831 | 5,313 | ||
| D | 4,138 | 1,870 | 6,031 | ||
| D | 3,428 | 976 | 4,599 | ||
| D | 3,463 | 1,162 | 4,830 | ||
| R | 1,589 | 2,328 | 3,917 | ||
| R | 851 | 1,280 | 3,066 | ||
| R | 1,177 | 1,606 | 2,783 | ||
| D | 1,322 | 727 | 2,240 | ||
| O | 424 | 90 | 1,067 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.3%
English
5.8%
Irish
4.0%
American
3.0%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.7%
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: 36.1 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
$62,876
Yuma, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yuma, AZ$62,876
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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
44.5%
speak English only
Spanish53.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yuma's economy runs on irrigated winter vegetables and international trade, and its majority-Hispanic population has made it a closely watched bellwether for statewide Latino electoral trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved fourteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 211,741, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,876 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yuma, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yuma, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 20.4 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,195 votes cast, 26,823 went Democratic and 40,745 went Republican.
What is Yuma, AZ, Arizona's political typology?
Akashic places Yuma, 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 9 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yuma, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yuma, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Yuma, AZ, Arizona has a population of 211,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Yuma, AZ, Arizona is $62,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Yuma, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yuma, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 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.