A copper-country hub where mining heritage meets university-town demographics
Grant County's largest city anchors a sparsely populated corner of southwestern New Mexico where Latino majorities and a Western New Mexico University presence shape an electorate that leans Democratic in federal races by comfortable double-digit margins.
| Group | Silver City, NM | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 48.6% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 47.9% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 1.6% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.7% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.5% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +30.2pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.2% | 50.7% | — | — | |
| 16.4% | 28.6% | — | — | |
| 9.2% | 16.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.8% | 8.4% | — | — |
| 2.4% | 4.2% | — | — | |
| 0.4% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 42.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Silver City, NM metro area? 117,379 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp 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.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+5.1 | D+12.0 | 6.9pp |