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The difference in turnout between white and nonwhite voters has grown over the last decade, a report released Saturday from the Brennan Center for Justice found — and a major contributor appears ...
One factor impacting voter turnout of Black Americans is that, as of the 2000 election, 13% of Black American males are reportedly ineligible to vote nationwide because of a prior felony conviction; in certain states – Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi – disenfranchisement rates for Black American males in the 2000 election were around 30% ...
Local Dems say comparisons between 2020 and 2024 early voting numbers don’t paint the full picture.
During the last election cycle two years ago, Black voter turnout was down significantly, contributing to across-the-board losses for Florida Democrats. This year is different, leaders say.
Black Voters Matter participated in voter outreach during the 2017 special election that resulted in Doug Jones' election to the United States Senate from Alabama.Jones was the first Democrat to fill the seat since 1992, [2] and Black voter turnout was especially notable in the election, with 98% of Black women casting votes for Jones.
Black women have been involved in American socio-political issues and advocating for the community since the American Civil War era through organizations, clubs, community-based social services, and advocacy. Black women are currently underrepresented in the United States in both elected offices and in policy made by elected officials. [1]
Voting experts noted the uniqueness of the 2020 election, given the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black voter totals have been steadily declining since 2012.
This led to the creation of groups like the National Association of Colored Women. Black women gained the legal right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. With women gaining the vote, and the passage of the Civil Rights Act, black women became a powerful voting block. [21]