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Texas 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
15,813
13,925
9,681
69.5%
7,950
82.1%
4,244
White
13,246
11,639
8,148
70.0%
6,706
82.3%
84.2%
84.4%
3,491
Black
1,669
1,613
1,141
70.7%
931
81.6%
11.8%
11.7%
472
Hispanic
5,232
3,688
2,170
58.8%
1,533
70.6%
22.4%
19.3%
1,518
2002
All
14,996
12,976
8,591
66.2%
5,283
61.5%
4,385
White
12,518
10,811
7,224
66.8%
4,385
60.7%
84.1%
83.0%
3,587
Black
1,748
1,696
1,139
67.2%
774
68.0%
13.3%
14.7%
557
Hispanic
5,149
3,583
2,014
56.2%
982
48.8%
23.4%
18.6%
1,569
2000
All
14,533
12,937
8,929
69.0%
7,005
78.5%
4,008
White
12,572
11,224
7,771
69.2%
6,042
77.8%
87.0%
86.3%
3,453
Black
1,397
1,378
971
70.5%
803
82.7%
10.9%
11.5%
407
Hispanic
4,414
3,173
1,905
60.0%
1,300
68.2%
21.3%
18.6%
1,268
1998
All
14,080
12,528
8,301
66.3%
4,636
55.8%
4,227
White
12,019
10,724
7,176
66.9%
4,020
56.0%
86.4%
86.7%
3,548
Black
1,614
1,559
1,003
64.3%
572
57.0%
12.1%
12.3%
556
Hispanic
4,057
2,864
1,609
56.2%
623
38.7%
19.4%
13.4%
1,255
1996
All
13,431
12,052
8,316
69.0%
6,210
74.7%
3,736
White
11,545
10,371
7,234
69.8%
5,392
74.5%
87.0%
86.8%
3,137
Black
1,446
1,420
914
64.4%
681
74.5%
11.0%
11.0%
506
Hispanic
3,804
2,711
1,623
59.9%
1,060
65.3%
19.5%
17.1%
1,088
1994
All
13,134
11,694
7,685
65.7%
4,964
64.6%
4,009
White
11,288
10,069
6,761
67.1%
4,447
65.8%
88.0%
89.6%
3,308
Black
1,285
1,262
752
59.6%
426
56.6%
9.8%
8.6%
510
Hispanic
3,909
2,703
1,553
57.5%
740
47.6%
20.2%
14.9%
1,150
1992
All
12,287
n/a
7,958
n/a
6,817
85.7%
n/a
White
10,597
n/a
7,001
n/a
6,083
86.9%
88.0%
89.2%
n/a
Black
1,361
n/a
864
n/a
682
78.9%
10.9%
10.0%
n/a
Hispanic
2,806
n/a
1,203
n/a
927
77.1%
15.1%
13.6%
n/a
1990
All
12,010
n/a
7,254
n/a
4,972
68.5%
n/a
White
10,293
n/a
6,289
n/a
4,375
69.6%
86.7%
88.0%
n/a
Black
1,477
n/a
886
n/a
572
64.5%
12.2%
11.5%
n/a
Hispanic
2,684
n/a
1,074
n/a
604
56.3%
14.8%
12.1%
n/a
1988
All
11,477
n/a
7,552
n/a
6,186
81.9%
n/a
White
9,996
n/a
6,648
n/a
5,518
83.0%
88.0%
89.2%
n/a
Black
1,297
n/a
833
n/a
610
73.2%
11.0%
9.9%
n/a
Hispanic
2,571
n/a
1,170
n/a
854
73.0%
15.5%
13.8%
n/a
1986
All
11,495
n/a
6,736
n/a
4,299
63.8%
n/a
White
10,001
n/a
5,820
n/a
3,750
64.4%
86.4%
87.2%
n/a
Black
1,264
n/a
842
n/a
503
59.8%
12.5%
11.7%
n/a
Hispanic
2,701
n/a
1,164
n/a
638
54.8%
17.3%
14.8%
n/a
1984
All
11,487
n/a
7,478
n/a
6,249
83.6%
n/a
White
9,971
n/a
6,581
n/a
5,534
84.1%
88.0%
88.6%
n/a
Black
1,298
n/a
848
n/a
665
78.4%
11.3%
10.6%
n/a
Hispanic
2,137
n/a
966
n/a
699
72.3%
12.9%
11.2%
n/a
1982
All
10,573
n/a
6,175
n/a
4,197
68.0%
n/a
White
9,273
n/a
5,508
n/a
3,765
68.4%
89.2%
89.7%
n/a
Black
1,110
n/a
628
n/a
420
66.8%
10.2%
10.0%
n/a
Hispanic
1,861
n/a
804
n/a
499
62.0%
13.0%
11.9%
n/a
1980
All
9,382
n/a
5,667
n/a
4,794
84.6%
n/a
White
8,350
n/a
5,127
n/a
4,400
85.8%
90.5%
91.8%
n/a
Black
919
n/a
519
n/a
374
72.2%
9.2%
7.8%
n/a
Hispanic
1,876
n/a
737
n/a
557
75.6%
13.0%
11.6%
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
12,563
4,554
36.2%
2,500
819
32.8%
19.9%
18.0%
2000
12,365
6,408
51.8%
1,950
1,073
55.0%
15.8%
16.7%
1998
11,538
3,738
32.4%
1,772
473
26.7%
15.4%
12.7%
1996
10,541
5,612
53.2%
1,531
981
64.1%
14.5%
17.5%
1994
8,642
4,396
50.9%
1,323
447
33.8%
15.3%
10.2%
1992
8,440
6,154
72.9%
1,186
663
55.9%
19.3%
10.8%
1990
7,701
3,893
50.6%
1,161
318
27.4%
15.1%
8.2%
1988
8,202
5,427
66.2%
1,130
520
46.0%
13.8%
9.6%
1986
7,287
3,441
47.2%
971
277
28.5%
13.3%
8.0%
1984
7,900
5,398
68.3%
1,035
493
47.6%
13.1%
14.5%
1982
6,415
3,191
49.7%
832
319
38.3%
13.0%
10.0%
1980
6,640
4,542
68.4%
799
415
51.9%

12.0%
9.2%

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: William C. Velasquez Institute Latino Voter Turnout Studies, 1980-00,
Texas Secretary of State, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002,

 

 
 
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