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title: "Percent of Hispanics Eligible to Vote"
description: "That's the percentage of Hispanics who are eligible voters, compared with 77% of whites and 65% of blacks. "
date: "2006-10-03"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2006/10/03/percent-of-hispanics-eligible-to-vote/"
---

# Percent of Hispanics Eligible to Vote

Eligible voters make up a significantly smaller share of the Hispanic population than in other racial/ethnic groups. That’sbecause so many Latinos are either adults who are not citizens or citizens who are not yet of voting age. For example, 39% of Hispanics are eligible voters compared with 77% of whites and 65% of blacks. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/factsheets/factsheet.php?FactsheetID=24)