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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Nevada"
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-nevada/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Nevada

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 Nevada.[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 Nevada’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Nevada is the 14th largest in the nation. About 753,000 Hispanics reside in Nevada, 1.4% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Nevada’s population is 27% Hispanic, the fifth largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 291,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada—the 13th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 16% of Nevada eligible voters are Hispanic, the sixth largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 39% of Hispanics in Nevada are eligible to vote, ranking Nevada 33rd nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 81% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters

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

- **Age.** Some 36% of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada are ages 18 to 29, somewhat higher than the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (33%) and the share of all Nevada eligible voters (21%) and of all U.S. eligible voters (22%) in that age range.
- **Citizenship and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada, 30% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This is higher than the 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S. Just 12% of all eligible voters in Nevada and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall are naturalized U.S. citizens.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Some 70% of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada are of Mexican origin, 5% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 25% 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 (26%) in Nevada have not completed high school, more than twice the 11% of all Nevada eligible voters who have not completed high school and higher than the 23% of Hispanics nationwide who have not completed high school.
- **Homeownership.** About half of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada (53%) live in owner-occupied homes, lower than the 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Nevada (59%) and eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.

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

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Nevada 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-NV-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-nevada/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-nv-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada by 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 white, black and Asian eligible voters in Nevada. Some 36% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 17% of white eligible voters, 26% of black eligible voters and 17% of Asian eligible voters.
- **Educational Attainment.** Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white, black and Asian eligible voters in Nevada. Some 26% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 8% of white eligible voters, 15% of black eligible voters and 9% of Asian eligible voters.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (53%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black eligible voters (35%) in Nevada, but are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white (64%) or Asian (61%) eligible voters.