Border-straddling metro where military payrolls meet international ports of entry
Fort Huachuca anchors Cochise County's economy while the Douglas crossing generates cross-border commerce, producing an electorate that mixes defense-sector households with a majority-Hispanic population that has trended competitive in recent cycles.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 57.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 32.9% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 4.0% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.8% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.8% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(8) | 1.1% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +9.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.0% | 41.8% | — | — | |
| 12.6% | 27.7% | — | — | |
| 10.6% | 23.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 8.6% | 19.0% | — | — |
| 1.8% | 4.0% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 2.7% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 54.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area? 499,111 residents across 4 counties.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 10pp 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+23.1 | R+16.9 | 6.2pp |