This statistical profile provides key demographic information of Latino eligible voters in Indiana.¹ It also contains data on other major groups of eligible voters in Indiana.² All data are based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Indiana’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Indiana is the 22nd-largest in the nation. Some 322,000 Hispanics reside in Indiana.
• The population in Indiana is 5% Hispanic, the 32nd-highest Hispanic population share nationally.
• There are 116,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Indiana—the 21st-largest Hispanic eligible-voter population nationally. California ranks first with 5.4 million.
• Some 2% of eligible voters in Indiana are Latinos, the 32nd-largest Hispanic eligible voter population share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 38%.
• Less than four-in-ten (36%) of Latinos in Indiana are eligible to vote, ranking Indiana 31st nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. In contrast, 77% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

  

Characteristics of Eligible Voters

• Age. One-third of Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana (32%) are ages 18 to 29, similar to the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (31%) in that age range. By contrast, only 21% of all Indiana eligible voters and 22% of all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.
• Citizenship. Two-in-ten of Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana (21%) are naturalized U.S. citizens, compared with 2% of all Indiana eligible voters. Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana are more likely to be native-born citizens (79%) than are Hispanic eligible voters nationwide (74%).
• Educational Attainment. One-quarter of Latino eligible voters in Indiana (25%) have not completed high school. That was greater than the rate for all eligible voters in Indiana—14%—and the rate for U.S. eligible voters nationwide—13%.
• Homeownership. Two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana (67%) live in owner-occupied homes, compared with 60% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Somewhat greater shares of all eligible voters in Indiana (74%) and all eligible voters nationwide (70%) live in owner-occupied homes.

  

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Indiana, by Race and Ethnicity

• Number of Latino Eligible Voters. Latino eligible voters are outnumbered by black eligible voters in Indiana by more than 3 to 1—116,000 Latinos to 379,000 million blacks.
• Age. Latino eligible voters are younger than black and white eligible voters in Indiana. One-third of Latino eligible voters in Indiana (32%) are ages 18 to 29 compared with 26% of black eligible voters and 21% of white eligible voters.
• Educational Attainment. Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white and black eligible voters in Indiana. Some 25% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained at least a high school diploma compared with 19% of black eligible voters and 13% of white eligible voters.
• Homeownership. Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana are less likely than white eligible voters, but more likely than black eligible voters, to live in owner-occupied homes—67% versus 76% and 47%, respectively.