This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Nevada.² All demographic data are based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Nevada’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Nevada is the 13th largest in the nation.⁴ About 720,000 Hispanics reside in Nevada, 1.4% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• Nevada’s population is 27% Hispanic, the 5^th largest Hispanic population share nationally.
• There are 268,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada—the 13th largest Hispanic eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 5.9 million.
• Some 15% of Nevada eligible voters are Hispanic, the sixth largest Hispanic eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 39%.
• More than one-third (37%) of Hispanics in Nevada are eligible to vote, ranking Nevada 29th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, eight-in-ten (80%) of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

Characteristics of Eligible Voters

• Age. More than one-third of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada (35%) are ages 18 to 29, similar to the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (33%) in that age range. By contrast, only 21% of all Nevada eligible voters and 22% of all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.
• Citizenship and Nativity. Among Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada, 29% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This compares with 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S. and just 12% of all eligible voters in Nevada and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S overall.
• Hispanic Origin. Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada are of Mexican origin, 6% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 22% claim other Hispanic origin. Among all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, six-in-ten (59%) are Mexican, 14% are Puerto Rican, and 26% are of some other Hispanic origin.
• Educational Attainment. Nearly three-in-ten Latino eligible voters in Nevada (27%) have not completed high school, more than double the 12% of all Nevada eligible voters who have not completed high school.
• Homeownership. More than half of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada (55%) live in owner-occupied homes, similar to the share of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide (58%). Greater shares of all eligible voters in Nevada (61%) and all eligible voters nationwide (69%) live in owner-occupied homes. 

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Nevada, by Race and Ethnicity

• Number of Eligible Voters. White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada by more than 4 to 1. Hispanic eligible voters outnumber black and Asian eligible voters by about 2 to 1 each.
• Age. Latino eligible voters are younger than black, Asian and white eligible voters in Nevada. Some 35% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 26% of black eligible voters, 20% of Asian eligible voters and 17% of white eligible voters.
• Educational Attainment. Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do black, white and Asian eligible voters in Nevada. Some 27% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 13% of black eligible voters, 9% of white eligible voters and 8% of Asian eligible voters.
• Homeownership. Hispanic eligible voters (55%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black (35%) eligible voters, but they are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than Asian (72%) and white (65%) eligible voters in Nevada.