Latinos in the 2016 Election: Kansas

This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Kansas.² All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Kansas’s Eligible Voter Population

Population and Electorate in the United States and Kansas, 2014

The Hispanic population in Kansas is the 26th largest in the nation. About 329,000 Hispanics reside in Kansas, 0.6% of all Hispanics in the United States.
Kansas’s population is 11% Hispanic, the 17th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
There are 125,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Kansas—the 26th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
Some 6% of Kansas eligible voters are Hispanic, the 20th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
About 38% of Hispanics in Kansas are eligible to vote, ranking Kansas 37th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 78% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Kansas and the United States, 2014

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Kansas, by Race and Ethnicity, 2014

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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. ↩
The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” are used interchangeably. References to other races and ethnicities are to the non-Hispanic components of those populations. ↩
This statistical profile of eligible voters is based on the Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey (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), 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 and associated error. ↩

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Latinos in the 2016 Election: Kansas

Hispanics in Kansas’s Eligible Voter Population