A small South Texas hub where ranching heritage meets a naval air presence
Kingsville anchors a predominantly Hispanic, rural stretch of the Coastal Bend, where Naval Air Station Kingsville and Texas A&M's local campus shape both the economy and the electorate in a region that has trended competitive in recent cycles.
| Group | Kingsville, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 69.3% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 23.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 3.8% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.5% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +38.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.9% | 66.0% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 22.9% | — | — | |
| 3.5% | 5.5% | — | — | |
| 3.0% | 4.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.1% | 1.7% | — | — |
| 0.7% | 1.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 36.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Kingsville, TX metro area? 124,642 residents across 4 counties.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 11pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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+12.7 | R+4.4 | 8.3pp |