Border agriculture hub where Latino voter share has shifted margins in recent cycles
Yuma's economy runs on irrigated winter vegetables and international trade, and its majority-Hispanic population has made it a closely watched bellwether for statewide Latino electoral trends.
| Group | Yuma, AZ | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 58.8% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 35.7% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 2.0% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(6) | 1.4% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.1% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.0% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +33.1pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.1% | 59.6% | — | — | |
| 7.4% | 22.0% | — | — | |
| 5.4% | 16.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.8% | 8.2% | — | — |
| 0.6% | 1.9% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Yuma, AZ metro area? 764,042 residents across 4 counties.
14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 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+20.4 | R+10.4 | 9.9pp |