---
title: "Latinos in the 2016 Election: Pennsylvania"
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-pennsylvania/"
---

# Latinos in the 2016 Election: Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania.[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 Pennsylvania’s Eligible Voter Population

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

- The Hispanic population in Pennsylvania is the 13th largest in the nation. About 834,000 Hispanics reside in Pennsylvania, 1.5% of all Hispanics in the United States.
- Pennsylvania’s population is 7% Hispanic, the 31st largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
- There are 440,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Pennsylvania—the tenth largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
- Some 5% of Pennsylvania eligible voters are Hispanic, the 28th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
- Some 53% of Hispanics in Pennsylvania are eligible to vote, ranking Pennsylvania 10th 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 in Pennsylvania and the United States, 2014](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/01/PH_Election-Fact-Sheet-2016_Pennsylvania-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/fact-sheets/2016-state-election-fact-sheets/latinos-in-the-2016-election-pennsylvania/ph_election-fact-sheet-2016_pennsylvania-02/)

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