Who is the Grant County District Attorney, 6th Judicial District?

Norman R. Wheeler (Republican) is the District Attorney, 6th Judicial District of Grant County, New Mexico.

Who is the Grant County County Assessor?

Misty A. Trujillo (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Grant County County Clerk?

Connie Holguin (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Grant County, New Mexico.

Who is the Grant County Probate Judge?

Mary Ann C. Sedillo (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Grant County Sheriff?

Raul D. Villanueva (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Grant County County Treasurer?

Patrick M. Cohn, Jr (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Grant County, New Mexico.

Who are the Grant County commissioners?

Chris M. Ponce (District 1); Eloy H. Medina (District 2); Nancy Lee Stephens (District 3); Eddie M. Flores (District 4); Thomas L. Shelley (District 5).

What is the population of Grant County?

About 27,775 people, with a median age of 49.5; the median household income is $44,958 and 19.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Grant County?

4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 509 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,407, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Grant County?

29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 2 school district and 22 special district governments.

Grant County, NM elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Grant County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Grant County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Chris M. Ponce Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Eloy H. Medina Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Nancy Lee Stephens Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 4	Eddie M. Flores Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Thomas L. Shelley Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, 6th Judicial District	Norman R. Wheeler Republican source
County Assessor	Misty A. Trujillo Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Connie Holguin Democratic source
Probate Judge	Mary Ann C. Sedillo Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Raul D. Villanueva Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Patrick M. Cohn, Jr Democratic source

How many local governments Grant County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 29 local governments in Grant County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	4	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	22	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Grant County

27,775people

49.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$44,958 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

19.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

30.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$175,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

8.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.2%U.S.: 8.4%

44.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 47.8% · White 47.5% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Grant County

4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

509people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

9,898people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,407in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.9%	509	9,898	10,407
August 2026	5.0%	509	9,719	10,228
July 2026	5.8%	599	9,818	10,417
June 2026	4.9%	513	9,901	10,414
May 2026	4.7%	491	9,997	10,488
April 2026	4.5%	474	10,060	10,534
March 2026	4.0%	429	10,296	10,725
February 2026	5.1%	547	10,170	10,717
January 2026	5.3%	568	10,148	10,716
December 2025	4.2%	462	10,428	10,890
November 2025	4.8%	525	10,409	10,934
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.9%	417	10,335	10,752
August 2025	4.2%	415	9,468	9,883
July 2025	5.0%	516	9,863	10,379
June 2025	4.3%	454	9,994	10,448
May 2025	3.7%	391	10,134	10,525
April 2025	3.2%	349	10,467	10,816
March 2025	3.4%	369	10,474	10,843
February 2025	4.0%	435	10,518	10,953
January 2025	4.4%	474	10,406	10,880
December 2024	3.7%	402	10,462	10,864
November 2024	4.2%	460	10,444	10,904
October 2024	4.1%	449	10,405	10,854

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.1%	437	10,227	10,664
2024	4.2%	445	10,207	10,652
2023	3.9%	405	9,993	10,398
2022	4.7%	488	9,829	10,317
2021	8.6%	877	9,368	10,245
2020	9.5%	1,002	9,525	10,527
2019	5.6%	610	10,362	10,972
2018	5.5%	609	10,474	11,083
2017	6.8%	760	10,338	11,098
2016	7.3%	828	10,457	11,285

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New Mexico's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Police in Grant County

Police staffing

2.88 per 1,000 residents2023, 5 agencies serving 27,474 people.

79sworn officers2023, full-time, as of October 31.

20civilian staff2023, full-time.

2023 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2023

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Grant County Sheriff's Office	34	6	13,168
Silver City Police Department	32	4	9,427
Santa Clara Police Department	3	6	1,601
Bayard Police Department	6	1	2,051
Hurley Police Department	4	3	1,227

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2023	79	2.88	20	5
2022	74	2.69	14	5

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Grant County District Attorney, 6th Judicial District?: Norman R. Wheeler (Republican) is the District Attorney, 6th Judicial District of Grant County, New Mexico.
Who is the Grant County County Assessor?: Misty A. Trujillo (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Grant County County Clerk?: Connie Holguin (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Grant County, New Mexico.
Who is the Grant County Probate Judge?: Mary Ann C. Sedillo (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Grant County Sheriff?: Raul D. Villanueva (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Grant County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Grant County County Treasurer?: Patrick M. Cohn, Jr (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Grant County, New Mexico.
Who are the Grant County commissioners?: Chris M. Ponce (District 1); Eloy H. Medina (District 2); Nancy Lee Stephens (District 3); Eddie M. Flores (District 4); Thomas L. Shelley (District 5).
What is the population of Grant County?: About 27,775 people, with a median age of 49.5; the median household income is $44,958 and 19.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Grant County?: 4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 509 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,407, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Grant County?: 29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 2 school district and 22 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last general election (November 2022 or November 2024, electionresults.sos.nm.gov and the certified canvass in the elections database at electionstats.sos.nm.gov); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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