Chicago city, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 27, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen voting-age population for Chicago city, Illinois was 1.76M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (705.95K) and constituted 40.06% of the total.

The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (632.86K) and constituted 35.91% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (320.99K), constituting 18.21% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Chicago city, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Chicago city, Illinois Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	705945	40.06
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	632855	35.91
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	320985	18.21
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	81735	4.64
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	17505	0.99
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2955	0.17
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	470	0.03