A Rio Grande border hub where international crossings shape daily commerce
Del Rio anchors the Val Verde County economy around its international bridge and Laughlin Air Force Base, producing an electorate that trends heavily Democratic at the local level while sitting in a congressional district that has shifted competitive in recent cycles.
| Group | Del Rio, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 79.0% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 18.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.4% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +14.4pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.0% | 53.2% | — | — | |
| 14.2% | 34.3% | — | — | |
| 3.2% | 7.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.7% | 4.2% | — | — |
| 1.5% | 3.7% | — | — | |
| 0.4% | 1.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 58.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Del Rio, TX metro area? 188,992 residents across 4 counties.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 15pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+26.6 | R+16.0 | 10.6pp |