Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, Arizona: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Prescott Valley-Prescott, 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 | 48,717 | 99,346 | 149,428 | ||
| R | 49,602 | 91,527 | 143,640 | ||
| R | 35,590 | 71,330 | 114,450 | ||
| R | 33,918 | 64,468 | 100,667 | ||
| R | 36,889 | 61,192 | 99,648 | ||
| R | 33,127 | 53,468 | 87,583 | ||
| R | 24,063 | 40,144 | 68,228 | ||
| R | 21,801 | 29,921 | 59,495 | ||
| R | 18,268 | 23,419 | 59,415 | ||
| R | 14,514 | 27,842 | 43,206 | ||
| R | 9,609 | 24,802 | 34,988 | ||
| R | 6,664 | 19,823 | 28,994 | ||
| R | 7,685 | 12,998 | 21,600 | ||
| R | 3,977 | 12,277 | 18,667 | ||
| R | 3,989 | 8,296 | 14,196 | ||
| R | 5,747 | 7,749 | 13,556 | ||
| R | 4,325 | 6,813 | 11,147 | ||
| R | 3,315 | 6,339 | 9,654 | ||
| R | 3,628 | 6,567 | 10,195 | ||
| D | 4,439 | 4,287 | 8,922 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 3,529 | 7,960 | ||
| D | 6,217 | 3,987 | 10,282 | ||
| D | 6,628 | 2,794 | 9,926 | ||
| D | 6,326 | 2,626 | 9,141 | ||
| R | 3,285 | 4,507 | 7,794 | ||
| R | 1,800 | 2,827 | 6,763 | ||
| R | 2,251 | 3,625 | 5,876 | ||
| D | 2,893 | 1,716 | 4,983 | ||
| D | 1,001 | 445 | 2,362 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 55.1 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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The Democratic margin in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ peaked at forty points in 1932. By 1952 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,613 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Prescott Valley-Prescott, 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 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.