Nevada’s Hispanic population is the 11th largest in the nation. More than 605,000 Hispanics reside in Nevada, 1% of all Hispanics in the United States. There are 192,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Nevada, 1% of all U.S. Hispanic eligible voters.¹ This fact sheet provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters.² It also contains data on other major groups of eligible voters in Nevada, with comparative data for the U.S. All data are from the Census Bureau’s 2006 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Nevada’s Eligible Voter Population

• Nevada’s population is 24% Hispanic, the 5th largest Hispanic population share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 45%.
• More than 12% of eligible voters in Nevada are Latino, the 7th largest Hispanic eligible voter population share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 38%.
• Almost 32% of Latinos in Nevada are eligible to vote, ranking 42nd nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote.

  

Characteristics of Eligible Voters

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  Nevada’s Hispanic eligible voters are younger than all eligible voters in Nevada—30% of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada are ages 18 to 29 versus 21% of all Nevada eligible voters.

• Latino eligible voters in Nevada are more likely to be naturalized citizens than are all Nevada eligible voters—33% versus 11%. They are also more likely to be naturalized than are all Latino eligible voters nationwide (26%).
• The proportion of Hispanic eligible voters in Nevada who have attended college or earned at least a bachelor’s degree is less than the proportion of all Nevada eligible voters who have that level of education—34% of Hispanics versus 55% of all eligible voters in Nevada. They also have a lower level of education than all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, 41% of whom have attended college or earned a bachelor’s degree or more.
• Latino eligible voters in Nevada are nearly as likely to live in an owner-occupied home as all eligible voters in Nevada—64% versus 67%.

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Nevada, by Race and Ethnicity

• Latino eligible voters outnumber black eligible voters in Nevada—there are 192,000 Latino eligible voters compared with 119,000 blacks. Latino eligible voters outnumber Asian eligible voters by a margin of more than 2 to 1—192,000 versus 81,000 Asian eligible voters.
• Hispanic eligible voters are younger than white, black or Asian eligible voters in Nevada—30% of Hispanic eligible voters are ages 18 to 29 compared with 18% of white, 25% of black and 17% of Asian eligible voters.
• Latino eligible voters in Nevada are less likely to be naturalized citizens (33%) than are Asian eligible voters (70%).
• Hispanic eligible voters are nearly as likely as white eligible voters in Nevada to live in owner-occupied homes—64% versus 69%.