Imperial Valley's hub sits at one of the nation's busiest land-border crossings
El Centro anchors a heavily Latino, agriculture-driven metro where cross-border economic ties shape local politics and voter priorities more than in almost any other inland California region.
| Group | El Centro, CA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 79.7% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 14.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 3.1% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 1.5% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +75.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75.2% | 87.4% | — | — | |
| 6.0% | 7.0% | — | — | |
| 4.0% | 4.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.6% | 1.9% | — | — |
| 0.4% | 0.5% | — | — | |
| 0.4% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 14.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the El Centro, CA metro area? 661,404 residents across 4 counties.
13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 20pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 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+0.9 | R+0.3 | 0.6pp |