California Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on July 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the California voting-age population was 30,462,921. The White Alone racial group had the highest voting-age population (16.37M) and constituted 53.75% of the California voting-age population. The Asian Alone racial group had the second highest voting-age population (4.79M) and constituted 15.71% of California voting-age population. The Some Other Race Alone racial group had the third highest voting-age population (4.40M), constituting 14.44% of California voting-age population.

The voting-age population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 11.91M and constituted 39.10% of California voting-age population. The voting-age population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 10.95M and constituted 35.94% of California voting-age population.

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

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

California Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
White Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
California Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
California Voting-age Population By Race in 2021
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Race Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
White Alone 16374055 53.75
Asian Alone 4785518 15.71
Some Other Race Alone 4397557 14.44
Two Or More Races 2746824 9.02
Black or African American Alone 1764448 5.79
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 277844 0.91
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 116675 0.38
California Voting-age Population By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 11909685 39.10
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 10947735 35.94