Meatpacking hub where Latino voter share has grown sharply since 2000
Dodge City's beef-processing economy drew a large Hispanic workforce that now shapes local demographics, and Ford County has trended more competitive in recent cycles even as it remains reliably Republican at the federal level.
| Group | Dodge City, KS | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 49.3% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 45.5% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 2.2% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.6% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +16.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.2% | 54.1% | — | — | |
| 19.7% | 33.1% | — | — | |
| 4.4% | 7.4% | — | — | |
| 2.3% | 3.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.1% | 1.9% | — | — |
| 0.9% | 1.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 40.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Dodge City, KS metro area? 133,864 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+48.6 | R+17.7 | 30.9pp |