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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Nebraska"
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-nebraska/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Nebraska

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 Nebraska.[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 Nebraska’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Nebraska is the 35th largest in the nation. About 179,000 Hispanics reside in Nebraska, 0.3% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Nebraska’s population is 10% Hispanic, the 20th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 63,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska—the 34th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 5% of Nebraska eligible voters are Hispanic, the 23rd largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 35% of Hispanics in Nebraska are eligible to vote, ranking Nebraska 42nd nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 78% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters

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

- **Age.** About four-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska (38%) are ages 18 to 29, higher than the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (33%) and the share of all Nebraska eligible voters and of all U.S. eligible voters (both 22%) in that age range.
- **Citizenship and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska, 26% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This compares with 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S., but just 3% of all eligible voters in Nebraska and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Some 79% of Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska are of Mexican origin, 6% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 15% 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.** One-quarter of Latino eligible voters in Nebraska have not completed high school, more than triple the 7% of all Nebraska 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 Nebraska (56%) live in owner-occupied homes, the same as the share of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Nebraska (70%) and eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.

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

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Nebraska 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-NE-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-nebraska/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-ne-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Nebraska by 19 to 1. There are more Hispanic eligible voters (63,000) than black eligible voters (54,000).
- **Age.** Latino eligible voters are younger than white and black eligible voters in Nebraska. Some 38% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 20% of white and 25% of black eligible voters.
- **Educational Attainment.** Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white and black eligible voters in Nebraska. Some 25% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 6% of white eligible voters and 18% of black eligible voters.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (56%) are more likely than black eligible voters (39%) but less likely than white eligible voters (72%) to live in owner-occupied homes in Nebraska.