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Voter turnout in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election by race/ethnicity. Race and ethnicity has had an effect on voter turnout in recent years, with data from recent elections such as 2008 showing much lower turnout among people identifying as Hispanic or Asian ethnicity than other voters (see chart to the right).
Women 61 38 1 51 Race White: 45 53 2 67 Black: 89 10 1 18 Latino: 61 36 3 7 Asian: 60 38 2 4 Other 50 43 7 3 Gender by race/ethnicity White men 39 58 3 33 White women 50 49 1 33 Black men 86 14 N/A 8 Black women 92 8 N/A 11 Latino men (of any race) 53 41 6 3 Latino women (of any race) 68 32 N/A 4 All other races 58 40 2 8 Gender by marital status
Virginia women were only given one month to register to vote before the November 1920 presidential election, and registrars were not prepared for the large number of women voters. [1] [2] [14] Three white women were hired to process white women's voter registrations; black women were left to stand in long lines as they waited to be registered.
Section 5 was a measure that forced jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination against Black voters to seek approval from the Justice Department for any changes to voting laws or processes.
The consequences of these laws have been especially harmful for minority voters. Research indicates that the racial turnout gap has grown significantly since the Shelby County decision. For example, in the 2022 midterm elections, the racial turnout gap was larger than in any midterm since at least 2006. [13]
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said he believes the candidacy of Vice President Harris will drive Black voter excitement to levels higher than what was seen in 2008, when former President ...
The Virginia State Board of Elections oversees the execution of elections under state law. In a 2020 study, Virginia was ranked as the 12th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [ 1 ] Voters do not register by party in Virginia, and Virginia conducts open primaries where any voter may cast a ballot for either party.
Information from the John Locke Foundation found that, for the 2020 election, over 753,000 Black voters took part in early voting. So far in 2024, and with just days to go before early voting ends ...