This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Wisconsin.² All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Wisconsin’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Wisconsin is the 25th largest in the nation. About 370,000 Hispanics reside in Wisconsin, 0.7% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• Wisconsin’s population is 6% Hispanic, the 33rd largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
• There are 156,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Wisconsin—the 23th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
• Some 4% of Wisconsin eligible voters are Hispanic, the 30th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
• Some 42% of Hispanics in Wisconsin are eligible to vote, ranking Wisconsin 29th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 80% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.