Houston city, Texas 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 Houston city, Texas was 1.17M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (444.00K) and constituted 37.85% of the total.

The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (351.82K) and constituted 29.99% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (305.40K), constituting 26.03% 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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Houston city, Texas 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

Houston city, Texas 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	443995	37.85
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	351815	29.99
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	305395	26.03
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	59980	5.11
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	9060	0.77
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2380	0.20
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	570	0.05