---
title: "Latinos in the 2016 Election: Minnesota"
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: "2016-01-19"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/fact-sheet/latinos-in-the-2016-election-minnesota/"
---

# Latinos in the 2016 Election: Minnesota

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 Minnesota.[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 2014 American Community Survey.[3. This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau's 2014 [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 2014 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](https://usa.ipums.org/usa/resources/codebooks/AccuracyACS_2014.pdf).]

### Hispanics in Minnesota’s Eligible Voter Population

[![Population and Electorate in the United States and Minnesota, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Minnesota-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-minnesota/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_minnesota-01/)

- The Hispanic population in Minnesota is the 28th largest in the nation. About 276,000 Hispanics reside in Minnesota, 0.5% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Minnesota’s population is 5% Hispanic, the 36th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 96,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Minnesota—the 29th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
- Some 2% of Minnesota eligible voters are Hispanic, the 39th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 35% of Hispanics in Minnesota are eligible to vote, ranking Minnesota 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 in Minnesota and the United States, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Minnesota-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-minnesota/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_minnesota-02/)

[![Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Minnesota, by Race and Ethnicity, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Minnesota-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-minnesota/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_minnesota-03/)