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California Latino Voter Statistics

Census Analysis
(All statistics in thousands)

Year
Race
VAP
CVAP
REG
REG %
TO
TO %
REG SHARE
TO SHARE
VR POTENTIAL
2004
All
26,085
20,693
14,193
68.6%
12,807
90.2%
6,500
White
20,083
15,913
11,286
70.9%
10,273
91.0%
79.5%
80.2%
4,627
Black
1,678
1,564
1,141
73.0%
1,035
90.7%
8.0%
8.1%
423
Hispanic
8,127
4,433
2,455
55.4%
2,081
84.8%
17.3%
16.2%
1,978
2002
All
24,405
19,642
12,025
61.2%
8,355
69.5%
7,617
White
19,185
15,668
9,930
63.4%
7,011
70.6%
82.6%
83.9%
5,738
Black
1,503
1,440
801
55.6%
549
68.5%
6.7%
6.6%
639
Hispanic
6,964
3,974
2,017
50.8%
1,206
59.8%
16.8%
14.4%
1,957
2000
All
24,749
19,837
13,061
65.8%
11,489
88.0%
6,776
White
19,770
16,060
10,839
67.5%
9,618
88.7%
83.0%
83.7%
5,221
Black
1,678
1,606
1,039
64.7%
873
84.0%
8.0%
7.6%
567
Hispanic
6,514
3,489
1,919
55.0%
1,597
83.2%
14.7%
13.9%
1,570
1998
All
23,696
19,016
12,356
65.0%
9,593
77.6%
6,660
White
19,121
15,582
10,383
66.6%
8,225
79.2%
84.0%
85.7%
5,199
Black
1,579
1,505
962
63.9%
669
69.5%
7.8%
7.0%
543
Hispanic
6,264
3,154
1,749
55.5%
1,338
76.5%
14.2%
13.9%
1,405
1996
All
22,871
18,081
12,827
70.9%
11,079
86.4%
5,254
White
18,490
14,981
10,892
72.7%
9,445
86.7%
84.9%
85.3%
4,089
Black
1,363
1,328
904
68.1%
773
85.5%
7.0%
7.0%
424
Hispanic
5,723
2,743
1,641
59.8%
1,291
78.7%
12.8%
11.7%
1,102
1994
All
22,639
21,199
12,544
59.2%
10,417
83.0%
8,655
White
18,799
17,580
10,978
62.4%
9,223
84.0%
87.5%
88.5%
6,602
Black
1,237
1,214
742
61.1%
540
72.8%
5.9%
5.2%
472
Hispanic
5,736
4,530
1,427
31.5%
1,183
82.9%
11.4%
11.4%
3,103
1992
All
22,340
n/a
12,884
n/a
11,769
91.3%
n/a
White
18,759
n/a
11,349
n/a
10,482
92.4%
88.1%
89.1%
n/a
Black
1,268
n/a
812
n/a
712
87.7%
6.3%
6.0%
n/a
Hispanic
5,443
n/a
1,384
n/a
1,135
82.0%
10.7%
9.6%
n/a
1990
All
21,289
n/a
11,666
n/a
9,027
77.4%
n/a
White
17,998
n/a
10,259
n/a
8,063
78.6%
87.9%
89.3%
n/a
Black
1,173
n/a
732
n/a
493
67.3%
6.3%
5.5%
n/a
Hispanic
4,739
n/a
1,218
n/a
844
69.3%
10.4%
9.3%
n/a
1988
All
20,194
n/a
11,935
n/a
10,440
87.5%
n/a
White
17,084
n/a
10,370
n/a
9,123
88.0%
86.9%
87.4%
n/a
Black
1,252
n/a
870
n/a
731
84.0%
7.3%
7.0%
n/a
Hispanic
4,261
n/a
1,040
n/a
827
79.5%
8.7%
7.9%
n/a
1986
All
19,421
n/a
11,128
n/a
8,798
79.1%
n/a
White
16,508
n/a
9,839
n/a
7,808
79.4%
88.4%
88.8%
n/a
Black
1,185
n/a
776
n/a
578
74.5%
7.0%
6.6%
n/a
Hispanic
3,690
n/a
993
n/a
731
73.6%
8.9%
8.3%
n/a
1984
All
19,063
n/a
11,724
n/a
10,618
90.6%
n/a
White
15,994
n/a
10,252
n/a
9,308
90.8%
87.4%
87.7%
n/a
Black
1,430
n/a
941
n/a
824
87.5%
8.0%
7.8%
n/a
Hispanic
3,164
n/a
978
n/a
826
84.5%
8.3%
7.8%
n/a
1982
All
17,840
n/a
10,276
n/a
8,670
84.4%
n/a
White
15,075
n/a
9,090
n/a
7,703
84.7%
88.5%
88.8%
n/a
Black
1,177
n/a
758
n/a
628
82.8%
7.4%
7.2%
n/a
Hispanic
2,944
n/a
860
n/a
659
76.7%
8.4%
7.6%
n/a
1980
All
16,503
n/a
9,902
n/a
8,879
89.7%
n/a
White
14,193
n/a
8,814
n/a
7,934
90.0%
89.0%
89.4%
n/a
Black
1,254
n/a
771
n/a
674
87.3%
7.8%
7.6%
n/a
Hispanic
2,574
n/a
695
n/a
587
84.4%
7.0%
6.6%
n/a

LEGEND

VAP - Voting Age Population
CVAP - Citizen Voting Age Population
REG - Registered Voters
REG %- Registered Voters as a % of the Citizen Voting Age Population =(REG /CVAP)
TO - Total Votes Cast
TO% - Turnout Percentage = (TO / REG)

REG Share- Registered Voters as a % of Total Registered Voters = (White/Black/Latino REG / ALL REG)

TO Share- Votes Cast as a % of Total Votes Cast = (White/Black/Latino TO / ALL TO)
VR POTENTIAL- Citizen Voting Age Population minus registerd voters =(CVAP-REG)

ORANGE: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEARS

YELLOW: MID TERM ELECTION YEARS

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 to 1972.

 

WCVI Analysis
(All statistics rounded to thousands)

Year
TVR
TVC
TT %
LVR
LVC
LT %
Share
TVR
Share
TVC
2002
15,303
7,535
49.2%
2,500
975
38.2%
16.7%
12.9%
2000
15,707
10,965
69.8%
2,300
1,619
76.3%
14.6%
14.8%
1998
14,969
8,617
57.6%
2,104
1,161
55.2%
14.6%
13.5%
1996
14,314
10,263
71.7%
1,969
1,351
68.6%
13.8%
13.2%
1994
14,723
8,900
60.5%
1,730
979
56.6%
6.6%
11.0%
1992
12,867
11,795
91.6%
1,550
1,051
67.8%
12.0%
8.9%
1990
13,478
7,699
57.1%
1,450
567
39.1%
10.8%
7.4%
1988
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
705
n/a
n/a
n/a

TVR - Total Voter Registration
TVC - Total Votes Cast
TT% - Total Turnout = (TVC / TVR)
LVR - Latino Voter Registration
LVC - Latino Votes Cast
LT% - Latino Turnout Percentage = (LVC / LVR)
Share TVR - Share Total Voter Registration = (LVR / TVR)
Share TVC - Share Total Votes Cast = (LVC / TVC)

Source: WCVI Turnout Studies, Political Data, Inc., California Secretary of State, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002.

 

 

 
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