Las Cruces, NM
Border-metro anchor where university enrollment shapes the electorate
Home to New Mexico State University and roughly 60 miles from El Paso, Las Cruces blends a majority-Hispanic population with a transient student demographic, producing turnout patterns that diverge noticeably from the surrounding Doña Ana County precincts.
- Hispanic66.0%
- White29.4%
- Other14.8%
- Two or more10.6%
- Black1.7%
- Native1.2%
- Asian1.0%
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Who Lives Here
| Group | Las Cruces, NM | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 66.0% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 29.4% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 1.7% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 1.2% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.0% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.6% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Religious Adherents
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +20.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.9% | 51.6% | — | — | |
| 9.6% | 26.2% | — | — | |
| 5.5% | 15.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.4% | 6.6% | — | — |
| 2.4% | 6.5% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 63.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Las Cruces, NM metro area? 810,592 residents across 4 counties.
Demographics
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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.
Turnout in Las Cruces, NM
Do voters in Las Cruces, NM split their tickets?
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+9.8 | D+12.5 | 2.7pp |