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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Indiana"
description: "This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups of eligible voters […]"
date: "2014-10-16"
authors:
  - name: "Anna Brown"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2014-election-indiana/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Indiana

This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups of eligible voters in Indiana.[2. The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” are used interchangeably. References to other races and ethnicities are to the non-Hispanic components of those populations.] All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey.[3. This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau's 2012 [American Community Survey](http://www.census.gov/acs/www) (ACS). The ACS is the largest household survey in the United States, with a sample of about 3 million addresses. The data used for this statistical profile come from the 2012 ACS Integrated Public Use Microdata Series ([IPUMS](http://usa.ipums.org/usa/)), representing a 1% sample of the U.S. population. Like any survey, estimates from the ACS are subject to sampling error and (potentially) measurement error. More information is available on [ACS sampling strategy](http://usa.ipums.org/usa/design.shtml) and [associated error](http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/pums/Accuracy/2012AccuracyPUMS.pdf).]

### Hispanics in Indiana’s Eligible Voter Population

[![Population and Electorate in the United States and Indiana, 2012](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/10/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IN-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-indiana/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-in-01/)

- The Hispanic population in Indiana is the 21st largest in the nation. About 409,000 Hispanics reside in Indiana, 0.8% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Indiana’s population is 6% Hispanic, the 30th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 156,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana—the 22nd largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 3% of Indiana eligible voters are Hispanic, the 30th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 38% of Hispanics in Indiana are eligible to vote, ranking Indiana 37th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 77% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Indiana and the United States, 2012](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/10/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IN-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-indiana/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-in-02/)

- **Age.** About one-third of Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana (35%) are ages 18 to 29, about the same as the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (33%) 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 and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana, 17% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This is less than the 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S., but greater than the 2% of all eligible voters in Indiana and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Some seven-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana are of Mexican origin, 14% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 16% claim other Hispanic origin. Among all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, 59% are Mexican, 14% are Puerto Rican, and 27% are of some other Hispanic origin.
- **Educational Attainment.** About one-quarter of Latino eligible voters in Indiana (24%) have not completed high school, twice the 12% of all Indiana eligible voters who have not completed high school and about the same as the 23% of Hispanics nationwide who have not completed high school.
- **Homeownership.** About six-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana (62%) live in owner-occupied homes, compared with 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Indiana (71%) and eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Indiana, by Race and Ethnicity

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Indiana and the United States, by Race and Ethnicity, 2012](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/10/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IN-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-indiana/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-in-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Indiana by about 26 to 1, and black eligible voters outnumber Hispanics by nearly 3 to 1. Hispanic eligible voters outnumber Asian eligible voters by more than 3 to 1.
- **Age.** Latino eligible voters are younger than white, black and Asian eligible voters in Indiana. Some 35% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 20% of white eligible voters, 26% of black eligible voters and 21% of Asian eligible voters.
- **Educational Attainment.** Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of high school education than do white, black and Asian eligible voters in Indiana. Some 24% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 11% of white eligible voters, 18% of black eligible voters and 8% of Asian eligible voters. Similar shares of Hispanics and blacks have at least a bachelor’s degree (14%), but larger shares of whites (22%) and Asians (44%) have a bachelor’s degree or more.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (62%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black eligible voters (43%) in Indiana, but are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white (75%) or Asian (74%) eligible voters.