This statistical profile provides key demographic information of Latino eligible voters in Colorado.¹ It also contains data on other major groups of eligible voters in Colorado.² All data are based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Colorado’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Colorado is the eighth-largest in the nation. Nearly 1 million Hispanics reside in Colorado, 2% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• The population in Colorado is 20% Hispanic, the seventh-highest Hispanic population share nationally.
• There are 434,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Colorado—the ninth-largest Hispanic eligible-voter population nationally. California ranks first with 5.4 million.
• One-in-eight (13%) of eligible voters in Colorado are Latinos, the seventh-largest Hispanic eligible voter population share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 38%.
• Some 44% of Latinos in Colorado are eligible to vote, ranking Colorado 20th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. In contrast, 78% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.

  

Characteristics of Eligible Voters

• Age. Three-in-ten of Hispanic eligible voters in Colorado (30%) are ages 18 to 29, similar to the share for all Latino eligible voters nationwide (31%). By contrast, only 22% of all Colorado eligible voters and 22% of all U.S. eligible voters are ages 18 to 29.
• Citizenship. One-in-ten of Hispanic eligible voters in Colorado (10%) are naturalized U.S. citizens compared, with 5% of all Colorado eligible voters. Hispanic eligible voters in Colorado are more likely to be native-born citizens (90%) than are Hispanic eligible voters nationwide (74%).
• Educational Attainment. One-quarter of Latino eligible voters in Colorado (23%) have not completed high school. That was less than the rate for all Latino eligible voters—26%—but greater than the rate for U.S. eligible voters nationwide—13%.
• Homeownership. Six-in-ten of Hispanic eligible voters in Colorado (60%) live in owner-occupied homes, a similar share as Hispanic eligible voters nationwide. By contrast, 70% of U.S. eligible voters live in owner-occupied homes.

  

Characteristics of Eligible Voters in Colorado, by Race and Ethnicity

• Number of Latino Eligible Voters. White eligible voters outnumber Hispanic eligible voters in Colorado by more than 6 to 1.
• Age. Latino eligible voters are younger than white eligible voters in Colorado. Among Latino eligible voters, 30% are ages 18 to 29 compared with 21% of white eligible voters.
• Educational Attainment. Hispanic eligible voters have lower levels of education than do white eligible voters in Colorado. Some 23% of Hispanic eligible voters have not obtained at least a high school diploma compared with 6% of white eligible voters.
• Homeownership. Hispanic eligible voters are less likely than white eligible voters in Colorado to live in owner-occupied homes—60% versus 74%.