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1876–2024
Safford, AZ·Arizona

Safford, AZ has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AZ
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
39,232
2024 ACS

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+48MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic 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 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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

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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Safford, AZ reached its widest at forty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,325, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 39,232 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Safford, AZ, Arizona — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/40940/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Safford, AZ, Arizona as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.