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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Oregon"
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-oregon/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Oregon

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 Oregon.[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 Oregon’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Oregon is the 19th largest in the nation. About 473,000 Hispanics reside in Oregon, 0.9% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Oregon’s population is 12% Hispanic, the 14th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 168,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon—the 20th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 6% of Oregon eligible voters are Hispanic, the 20th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 36% of Hispanics in Oregon are eligible to vote, ranking Oregon 41st nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 80% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

### Characteristics of Eligible Voters

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

- **Age.** About four-in-ten Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon (39%) are ages 18 to 29, higher than the share of all Latino eligible voters nationwide (33%) and the share of all Oregon eligible voters (20%) and of all U.S. eligible voters (22%) in that age range.
- **Citizenship and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon, 19% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This is less than the 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S., but just 5% of all eligible voters in Oregon and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall are naturalized U.S. citizens.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Some 73% of Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon are of Mexican origin, 5% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 22% 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 two-in-ten Latino eligible voters in Oregon (19%) have not completed high school, more than twice the 8% of all Oregon eligible voters who have not completed high school and less than the 23% of Hispanics nationwide who have not completed high school.
- **Homeownership.** About half of Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon (49%) live in owner-occupied homes, less than the 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Oregon (64%) and eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.

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

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Oregon 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-OR-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-oregon/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-or-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Oregon by more than 14 to 1. Hispanic eligible voters outnumber Asian eligible voters by about 2 to 1 and black eligible voters by about 4 to 1.
- **Age.** Latino eligible voters are younger than white, Asian and black eligible voters in Oregon. Some 39% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 18% of white eligible voters, 22% of Asian eligible voters and 32% of black eligible voters.
- **Educational Attainment.** Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of high school education than do white, Asian and black eligible voters in Oregon. Some 19% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 7% of white eligible voters, 11% of Asian eligible voters and 8% of black eligible voters. About equal shares of Hispanic (15%) and black (14%) eligible voters have at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with 29% of white and 39% of Asian eligible voters.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (49%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black eligible voters (35%) in Oregon, but are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white (66%) or Asian (69%) eligible voters.