2022 population: 16,361
( 
791 from 2010
)
Land area: 11.8 square miles
Population density: 1386.6 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,185 | 7.24% |  1.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.06% | 10.0% |
| 2+ races: | 12 | 0.07% | 52.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15,155 | 92.63% | 6.0% |
| Total non-White: | 15,176 | 92.76% |  5.6% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -20 | -0.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 811 | 6.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +825 | R +733 | R + 22.4% | |
| D +92 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47% | Joe Biden (D) | 3,192 | 61.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,964 | 37.7% | 56 | 1.1% | 5,212 | -14 | -9 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | 41% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 3,100 | 69.9% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,139 | 25.7% | 193 | 4.4% | 4,432 | -26 | -20 | 0.05% |
| 2020 President, Mercedes city | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 3,192 | 61.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 1,964 | 37.7% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 31 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 25 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 5,212 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Mercedes city | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 3,100 | 69.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,139 | 25.7% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 58 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| Jill Stein (Grn) | 52 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 83 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 4,432 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | S2 | 44% | Mary Hegar (D) | 2,882 | 58.8% | John Cornyn* (R) | 1,828 | 37.3% | 195 [+] | 4.0% | 4,905 | -16 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | S1 | 35% | Beto O'Rourke (D) | 2,634 | 69.2% | Ted Cruz* (R) | 1,152 | 30.3% | 18 [+] | 0.5% | 3,804 | -21 | 0.05% |
| 2018 | G | 35% | Lupe Valdez (D) | 2,350 | 62.1% | Greg Abbott* (R) | 1,410 | 37.3% | 24 [+] | 0.6% | 3,784 | -19 | 0.05% |