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title: "Latinos in the 2014 Election: Wyoming"
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-wyoming/"
---

# Latinos in the 2014 Election: Wyoming

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 Wyoming.[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 Wyoming’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Wyoming is the 43rd largest in the nation. About 54,000 Hispanics reside in Wyoming, 0.1% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Wyoming’s population is 9% Hispanic, the 22nd largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 31,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming—the 40th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.
- Some 7% of Wyoming eligible voters are Hispanic, the 15th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 57% of Hispanics in Wyoming are eligible to vote, ranking Wyoming sixth 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 Wyoming and the United States, 2012](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/10/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-WY-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-wyoming/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-wy-02/)

- **Age.** About one-third of Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming (34%) 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 22% of all Wyoming eligible voters and of all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.
- **Citizenship and Nativity.** Among Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming, 10% are naturalized U.S. citizens, less than Hispanic eligible voters nationwide (25%). Only 2% of all eligible voters in Wyoming are naturalized citizens, as are 8% of all U.S. eligible voters.
- **Hispanic Origin.** Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. About two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters (68%) in Wyoming are of Mexican origin, compared to 59% among all U.S. Hispanic eligible voters. About 1% of Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming are Puerto Rican and 1% are Cuban, while the remaining 31% is of another Hispanic origin. Among all U.S. Hispanic eligible voters, 14% are Puerto Rican and 5% are Cuban.
- **Educational Attainment.** Some two-in-ten Latino eligible voters in Wyoming have not completed high school, twice the 9% of all Wyoming 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 two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters (63%) in Wyoming live in owner-occupied homes, greater than the 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming live in owner-occupied homes at about the same rate as all eligible voters nationwide (67%), but greater shares of all eligible voters in Wyoming (70%) live in owner-occupied homes.

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

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Wyoming 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-WY-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2014-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2014-election-wyoming/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-wy-03/)

- **Number of Eligible Voters.** White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Wyoming by a margin of 12 to 1 (380,000 vs. 31,000).
- **Age.** Latino eligible voters are younger than white eligible voters in Wyoming. Some 34% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 21% of white eligible voters.
- **Educational Attainment.** Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white eligible voters in Wyoming. Some 20% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 7% of white eligible voters.
- **Homeownership.** Hispanic eligible voters (63%) are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white eligible voters (72%).