{"id":6561,"date":"2014-10-16T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T17:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:04:13","slug":"latinos-in-the-2014-election-illinois","status":"publish","type":"fact-sheet","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/fact-sheet\/latinos-in-the-2014-election-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Latinos in the 2014 Election: Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 Illinois.[2. The terms \u201cHispanic\u201d and \u201cLatino\u201d 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\u2019s 2012 American Community Survey.[3. This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau&#8217;s 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/acs\/www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Community Survey<\/a> (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 (<a href=\"http:\/\/usa.ipums.org\/usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPUMS<\/a>), 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/usa.ipums.org\/usa\/design.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS sampling strategy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/acs\/www\/Downloads\/data_documentation\/pums\/Accuracy\/2012AccuracyPUMS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">associated error<\/a>.]<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;hispanics-in-illinoiss-eligible-voter-population&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"hispanics-in-illinoiss-eligible-voter-population\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hispanics in Illinois\u2019s Eligible Voter Population<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/fact-sheets\/2014-state-election-fact-sheets\/latinos-in-the-2014-election-illinois\/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-il-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20908\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f7f7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f7f7;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-20908 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IL-01.png\" alt=\"Population and Electorate in the United States and Illinois, 2012\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Hispanic population in Illinois is the fifth largest in the nation. About 2.1 million Hispanics reside in Illinois, 4% of all Hispanics in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Illinois\u2019s population is 16% Hispanic, the 10th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.<\/li>\n<li>There are 846,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois\u2014the sixth largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.4 million.<\/li>\n<li>Some one-in-ten Illinois eligible voters (9%) are Hispanic, the 11th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.<\/li>\n<li>Some 40% of Hispanics in Illinois are eligible to vote, ranking Illinois 29th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, more than three-quarters (78%) of the state\u2019s white population is eligible to vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;characteristics-of-eligible-voters&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"characteristics-of-eligible-voters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of Eligible Voters<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/fact-sheets\/2014-state-election-fact-sheets\/latinos-in-the-2014-election-illinois\/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-il-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20909\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f3;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" class=\"wp-image-20909 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IL-02.png\" alt=\"Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Illinois and the United States, 2012\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Age.\u00a0<\/strong>About one-third of Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois (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 Illinois eligible voters and all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citizenship and Nativity.<\/strong> Among Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois, 29% are naturalized U.S. citizens. This is greater than the 25% of Hispanic eligible voters in the U.S., 9% of all eligible voters in Illinois and 8% of eligible voters in the U.S. overall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hispanic Origin.<\/strong> Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois have a different Hispanic origin profile from Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. About seven-in-ten (71%) Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois are of Mexican origin, 15% are of Puerto Rican origin, and 13% claim other Hispanic origin. Among all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide, 59% are Mexican, 14% are Puerto Rican, and 27% are of some other Hispanic origin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educational Attainment.<\/strong> About one-quarter of Latino eligible voters in Illinois (24%) have not completed high school, more than twice the 10% of all Illinois eligible voters who have not completed high school and about the same as the 23% of Hispanics nationwide who have not completed high school.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Homeownership.<\/strong> About two-thirds of Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois (65%) live in owner-occupied homes, greater than the 56% of all Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. Greater shares of all eligible voters in Illinois (71%) and eligible voters nationwide (67%) live in owner-occupied homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;characteristics-of-eligible-voters-in-illinois-by-race-and-ethnicity&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"characteristics-of-eligible-voters-in-illinois-by-race-and-ethnicity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Illinois, by Race and Ethnicity<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/fact-sheets\/2014-state-election-fact-sheets\/latinos-in-the-2014-election-illinois\/ph-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-il-03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20910\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f3f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f3f1;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" class=\"wp-image-20910 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/10\/PH-2014-10-election-fact-sheet-IL-03.png\" alt=\"Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Illinois and the United States, by Race and Ethnicity, 2012\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number of Eligible Voters.<\/strong> White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Illinois by more than 7 to 1, and black eligible voters outnumber Hispanics by almost 2 to 1. The number of Hispanic eligible voters is about triple the number of Asian eligible voters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age.<\/strong> Latino eligible voters are younger than white, black and Asian eligible voters in Illinois. Some 34% of Latinos are ages 18 to 29, compared with 19% of white eligible voters, 26% of black eligible voters and 19% of Asian eligible voters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educational Attainment.<\/strong> Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white, black and Asian eligible voters in Illinois. Some 24% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained a high school diploma, compared with 7% of white eligible voters, 17% of black eligible voters and 7% of Asian eligible voters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Homeownership.<\/strong> Hispanic eligible voters (65%) are more likely to live in owner-occupied homes than black eligible voters (44%) in Illinois, but are less likely to live in owner-occupied homes than white (77%) or Asian (75%) eligible voters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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