As Election Day wraps up, people are heading to the polls to cast their ballots and while millions are expected to turn out, the focus is on Black voters, and for good reason.
Since 2000, non-white voters accounted for nearly three-quarters of total voter growth, according to data from Pew Research Center via Financial Times.
In key swing states like North Carolina, the Black voter turnout could impact the results of the election. Nearly 1.5 million voters in the state are Black with the majority registered as Democrats, the News Observer reported.
In 2008, North Carolina voted for former President Barack Obama but supported President Donald Trump in 2016.
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The Democracy and Power Innovation Fund said Black voters turning out in numbers in battleground states opted out of the 2016 election, according to a release shared with Blavity.
Prior to Election Day, more than 1.1 million Black voters in Georgia had already voted with 28.5% of those people not voting in the 2016 election and 7.3% first-time voters.
In Atlanta where the Black population accounts for 51%, Black voters under the age of 29 already exceeded the 2016 turnout. In Florida, prior to Tuesday, Black voters made up 87% of total voters that were accounted for in 2016.
“We have worked too hard for the opportunity to vote, and overcome obstacles like COVID-19 to vote, to let anyone undermine the legitimacy of this election,” Katrina Gamble, PhD, principal of Sojourn Strategies said.
Source: Record-Breaking Black Voter Turnout Expected To Be Determining Factor In Election
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