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2022 population: 1,057,597   ( 77,334 from 2010 , 14,163 from 2020)
Land area: 9188.6 square miles
Population density: 115.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:529,931 50.11% 2.2%
Black:38,1713.61% 22.8%
Indian:25,4902.41% 8.2%
Asian:34,4633.26% 32.9%
2+ races:22,5872.14% 27.3%
Hispanic:406,95538.48% 20.1%
Total non-White:527,66649.89% 20.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:22,309 10.7
Deaths:28,57813.7
Net Migration: 15,4347.4
Net Immigration: 4,3792.1
Change in White population:-11,769 -1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:89,103 9.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +40,330 D +39,990 D + 4.4%
D +80,320
2020 vs. 2012 R +32,979 D +70,751 D + 11.9%
D +103,730
2020 vs. 2008 R +25,352 D +73,375 D + 12.8%
D +98,727
2016 vs. 2008 R -14,978 D +33,385 D + 8.5%
D +18,407
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 304,981 58.4% Donald Trump* (R) 207,758 39.8% 9,435 [+] 1.8% 522,174 -7 0.33%
2016 53% Hillary Clinton (D) 224,661 53.3% Donald Trump (R) 167,428 39.7% 29,551 [+] 7.0% 421,640 -6 0.31%
2012 50% Barack Obama* (D) 201,251 52.5% Mitt Romney (R) 174,779 45.6% 7,143 [+] 1.9% 383,173 -2 0.30%
2008 54% Barack Obama (D) 206,254 52.2% John McCain (R) 182,406 46.2% 6,180 [+] 1.6% 394,840 1 0.30%
2004 54% John Kerry (D) 193,128 52.6% George W. Bush* (R) 171,109 46.6% 3,255 [+] 0.9% 367,492 -4 0.30%
2000 45% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 147,688 51.3% George W. Bush (R) 124,579 43.3% 15,373 [+] 5.3% 287,640 -5 0.27%
1996 45% Bill Clinton* (D) 137,983 52.2% Robert Dole (R) 104,121 39.4% 22,448 [+] 8.5% 264,552 -1 0.27%
1992 53% Bill Clinton (D) 128,569 45.7% George Bush* (R) 97,036 34.5% 55,879 [+] 19.9% 281,484 -3 0.27%
1988 49% George Bush (R) 117,899 50.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 113,824 48.5% 2,750 [+] 1.2% 234,473 -3 0.26%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 123,830 56.9% Walter Mondale (D) 91,585 42.1% 2,197 1.0% 217,612 -2 0.23%
1980 48% Ronald Reagan (R) 93,055 49.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 64,418 34.4% 29,584 [+] 15.8% 187,057 -1 0.22%
1976 49% Gerald Ford* (R) 77,264 49.8% Jimmy Carter (D) 71,214 45.9% 6,583 [+] 4.2% 155,061 2 0.19%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 73,154 55.4% George McGovern (D) 56,223 42.6% 2,620 [+] 2.0% 131,997 -5 0.17%
1968 49% Richard Nixon (R) 49,479 50.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 39,786 40.7% 8,501 [+] 8.7% 97,766 7 0.13%
1964 57% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 54,120 53.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 46,955 46.4% 203 0.2% 101,278 8 0.14%
1960 57% Richard Nixon (R) 46,734 52.4% John Kennedy (D) 42,171 47.3% 239 0.3% 89,144 3 0.13%
1956 49% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 39,298 62.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 23,536 37.4% 51 0.1% 62,885 5 0.10%
1952 54% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 32,113 60.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 21,237 39.8% 0 0.0% 53,350 5 0.09%
1948 48% Harry Truman* (D) 17,692 49.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 16,968 47.6% 965 [+] 2.7% 35,625 3 0.07%
1944 41% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,006 54.4% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,850 45.4% 57 0.2% 23,913 -1 0.05%
1940 56% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,035 59.6% Wendell Willkie (R) 9,445 40.1% 82 0.3% 23,562 -5 0.05%
1936 50% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,249 65.9% Alf Landon (R) 6,079 32.7% 262 [+] 1.4% 18,590 -4 0.04%
1932 53% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 11,061 62.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,152 34.7% 514 [+] 2.9% 17,727 -5 0.04%
1928 40% Herbert Hoover (R) 6,635 56.9% Al Smith (D) 4,976 42.7% 42 [+] 0.4% 11,653 -1 0.03%
1924 35% Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,559 42.2% John Davis (D) 2,594 30.7% 2,286 [+] 27.1% 8,439 -12 0.03%
1920 30% Warren Harding (R) 3,392 58.0% James Cox (D) 2,455 42.0% 0 0.0% 5,847 -2 0.02%
1916 26% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,616 53.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,079 42.2% 227 [+] 4.6% 4,922 7 0.03%
1912 11% Woodrow Wilson (D) 693 38.7% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 615 34.3% 484 [+] 27.0% 1,792 -4 0.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 304,981 58.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 207,758 39.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,658 1.5%
Other 1,777 0.3%
TOTAL 522,174
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -7


2016 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 224,661 53.3%
Donald Trump (R) 167,428 39.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,620 3.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 6,200 1.5%
Evan McMullin (I) 2,328 0.6%
Other 5,403 1.3%
TOTAL 421,640
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -6


2012 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 201,251 52.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 174,779 45.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,366 1.1%
Other 2,777 0.7%
TOTAL 383,173
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -2


2008 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 206,254 52.2%
John McCain (R) 182,406 46.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,995 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,923 0.5%
Other 2,262 0.6%
TOTAL 394,840
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 1


2004 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 171,109 46.6%
John Kerry (D) 193,128 52.6%
Ralph Nader (I) 522 0.1%
Other 2,733 0.7%
TOTAL 367,492
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -4


2000 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 124,579 43.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 147,688 51.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 12,355 4.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,731 0.6%
Other 1,287 0.4%
TOTAL 287,640
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -5


1996 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 137,983 52.2%
Robert Dole (R) 104,121 39.4%
Ross Perot (Ref) 18,809 7.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 669 0.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,894 1.1%
Other 76 0.0%
TOTAL 264,552
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -1


1992 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 128,569 45.7%
George Bush* (R) 97,036 34.5%
Ross Perot (I) 53,925 19.2%
Other 1,954 0.7%
TOTAL 281,484
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -3


1988 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 117,899 50.3%
Michael Dukakis (D) 113,824 48.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,393 1.0%
Other 357 0.2%
TOTAL 234,473
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -3


1984 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 123,830 56.9%
Walter Mondale (D) 91,585 42.1%
Other 2,197 1.0%
TOTAL 217,612
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -2


1980 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 93,055 49.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 64,418 34.4%
John Anderson (I) 25,294 13.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,944 2.1%
Other 346 0.2%
TOTAL 187,057
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 71,214 45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 77,264 49.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 5,075 3.3%
Other 1,508 1.0%
TOTAL 155,061
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 2


1972 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 73,154 55.4%
George McGovern (D) 56,223 42.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 2,620 2.0%
TOTAL 131,997
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -5


1968 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 49,479 50.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 39,786 40.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 7,221 7.4%
Other 1,280 1.3%
TOTAL 97,766
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 7


1964 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 54,120 53.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 46,955 46.4%
Other 203 0.2%
TOTAL 101,278
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 8


1960 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 42,171 47.3%
Richard Nixon (R) 46,734 52.4%
Other 239 0.3%
TOTAL 89,144
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 3


1956 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 39,298 62.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 23,536 37.4%
Other 51 0.1%
TOTAL 62,885
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 5


1952 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 32,113 60.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 21,237 39.8%
TOTAL 53,350
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 5


1948 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 17,692 49.7%
Thomas Dewey (R) 16,968 47.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 807 2.3%
Other 158 0.4%
TOTAL 35,625
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 3


1944 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,006 54.4%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,850 45.4%
Other 57 0.2%
TOTAL 23,913
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): -1


1940 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,035 59.6%
Wendell Willkie (R) 9,445 40.1%
Other 82 0.3%
TOTAL 23,562
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -5


1936 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 12,249 65.9%
Alf Landon (R) 6,079 32.7%
William Lemke (Union) 178 1.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 43 0.2%
Other 41 0.2%
TOTAL 18,590
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -4


1932 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 11,061 62.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,152 34.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 464 2.6%
Other 50 0.3%
TOTAL 17,727
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 6,635 56.9%
Al Smith (D) 4,976 42.7%
Other 42 0.4%
TOTAL 11,653
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): -1


1924 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 3,559 42.2%
John Davis (D) 2,594 30.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,286 27.1%
TOTAL 8,439
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -12


1920 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 3,392 58.0%
James Cox (D) 2,455 42.0%
TOTAL 5,847
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): -2


1916 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,079 42.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,616 53.1%
Allan Benson (Soc) 150 3.0%
James Hanly (Proh) 77 1.6%
TOTAL 4,922
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): 7


1912 President, Tucson, AZ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 693 38.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 615 34.3%
William Taft* (R) 341 19.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 109 6.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 34 1.9%
TOTAL 1,792
Turnout: 11% Diff (US): -4
* incumbent