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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Maryland"
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-maryland/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Maryland

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 Maryland.[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 Maryland’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Maryland is the 18th largest in the nation. About 510,000 Hispanics reside in Maryland, 1% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Maryland’s population is 9% Hispanic, the 25th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 165,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland—the 21st largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 4% of Maryland eligible voters are Hispanic, the 28th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 32% of Hispanics in Maryland are eligible to vote, ranking Maryland 45th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 79% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters

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

- **Age.** About three-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland (32%) 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 Maryland eligible voters and 22% of all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.
- **Citizenship and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland, 39% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This is higher than the 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S. Just 9% of all eligible voters in Maryland and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall are naturalized U.S. citizens.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Some two-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland are of Salvadoran origin, 19% are of Mexican origin, 16% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 44% claim other Hispanic origin. Among all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, only 3% are Salvadoran, 59% are Mexican, 14% are Puerto Rican and 25% are of some other Hispanic origin.
- **Educational Attainment.** Some 15% of Latino eligible voters in Maryland have not completed high school, more than the 9% of all Maryland eligible voters who have not completed high school and less than the 23% of Hispanics nationwide who have not completed high school.
- **Homeownership.** About two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland (66%) live in owner-occupied homes, compared with 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Maryland (71%) and roughly equal shares of eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.

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

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Maryland 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-MD-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-maryland/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-md-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Maryland by about 15 to 1, and black eligible voters outnumber Hispanics by 7 to 1. There are similar numbers of Hispanic (165,000) and Asian (174,000) eligible voters in Maryland.
- **Age.** Latino eligible voters are younger than white, black and Asian eligible voters in Maryland. Some 32% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 19% of white eligible voters, 23% of black eligible voters and 19% 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 Maryland. Some 15% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 7% of white eligible voters, 12% of black eligible voters and 8% of Asian eligible voters. A higher share of Hispanic eligible voters (30%) has a bachelor’s degree or more compared with black eligible voters (23%), but white (39%) and Asian (57%) eligible voters are more likely to hold at least a bachelor’s degree.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (66%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black eligible voters (56%) in Maryland, but are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white (78%) or Asian (82%) eligible voters.