Chaves County anchor where oil-patch employment shapes the electorate
Roswell anchors a southeastern New Mexico economy driven by oil and agriculture, producing a reliably Republican-leaning electorate in statewide contests even as the city's Hispanic population has grown steadily over recent decades.
| Group | Roswell, NM | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 51.6% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 43.8% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 1.5% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.0% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.6% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -7.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A moderate religious balance between Catholic and Evangelical traditions.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.4% | 44.3% | — | — | |
| 20.0% | 41.4% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 9.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.3% | 4.8% | — | — |
| 1.4% | 3.0% | — | — | |
| 1.0% | 2.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 51.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Roswell, NM metro area? 253,574 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp 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+44.8 | R+37.8 | 7.0pp |