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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.
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
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).
Between the 2018 and 2022 midterm elections alone, the turnout gap grew by 5 percentage points between white voters and nonwhite voters, and it grew by 8 points between white voters and Black ...
Virginia joined the Union in June 1788 and has participated in all elections from 1789 onwards, except 1864 and 1868 (due to its secession from the US due to the American Civil War). Since 1900, Virginia voted Democratic 54.17% of the time and Republican 45.83% of the time. From 1968 to 2004, Virginia voted for the Republican Party candidate.
In the last two presidential elections, the turnout percentage of Black women was greater than all other demographic groups, yet has not translated into more Black women in office nor political power for Black women. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe credits Black women for his win in the state. [148] Black women-owned businesses are the ...
Voting experts noted the uniqueness of the 2020 election, given the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black voter totals have been steadily declining since 2012.
A 2018 study in The Journal of Politics found that Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act "increased black voter registration by 14–19 percentage points, white registration by 10–13 percentage points, and overall voter turnout by 10–19 percentage points. Additional results for Democratic vote share suggest that some of this overall ...