Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+56 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 220,5172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,6842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, AZOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24,081 | 85,683 | 110,693 | ||
| R | 24,831 | 78,535 | 104,883 | ||
| R | 17,455 | 58,282 | 79,943 | ||
| R | 19,533 | 49,168 | 70,328 | ||
| R | 22,092 | 44,333 | 67,605 | ||
| R | 20,503 | 36,794 | 57,915 | ||
| R | 17,470 | 24,386 | 44,141 | ||
| R | 16,629 | 17,997 | 41,533 | ||
| R | 13,255 | 13,684 | 40,616 | ||
| R | 10,197 | 17,651 | 28,286 | ||
| R | 7,436 | 17,364 | 25,072 | ||
| R | 4,900 | 13,809 | 20,054 | ||
| R | 6,504 | 7,601 | 14,640 | ||
| R | 2,588 | 6,755 | 9,801 | ||
| R | 2,109 | 3,208 | 6,212 | ||
| D | 2,243 | 2,091 | 4,339 | ||
| R | 1,303 | 1,641 | 2,952 | ||
| R | 968 | 1,523 | 2,497 | ||
| R | 1,066 | 1,746 | 2,812 | ||
| D | 1,499 | 1,167 | 2,712 | ||
| D | 1,303 | 974 | 2,284 | ||
| D | 2,024 | 1,198 | 3,224 | ||
| D | 1,814 | 609 | 2,529 | ||
| D | 1,660 | 537 | 2,283 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,127 | 1,868 | ||
| R | 475 | 738 | 1,942 | ||
| R | 722 | 996 | 1,718 | ||
| D | 1,335 | 643 | 2,226 | ||
| O | 320 | 69 | 806 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
English
13.9%
Irish
12.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
4.3%
French
3.1%
Scottish
2.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 53.6 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,684
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$57,684
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the Colorado River's eastern bank, this metro draws heavily from Midwestern transplants and retirees, producing some of Arizona's most consistent Republican margins — routinely above 30 points in statewide contests.
The Democratic margin in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ peaked at forty-nine points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,684 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona voted Republican by 55.7 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 110,693 votes cast, 24,081 went Democratic and 85,683 went Republican.
What is Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona?
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona has a population of 220,517 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona?
Median household income in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona is $57,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.