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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 days agoThat and imagine the political power they suddenly have if they do start to turn out at 85% while whites are still sitting at 55%. Georgia is 33% black, 57% white. Georgia’s population is 11.3 million, 77.8% 18 and older is 8.79m. At the rates in that chart that would be 1.07m black voters, 2.5m white. 85% black turnout would put them at 2.47m votes.
minus-squareStormy@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days agoMaybe this year will be the year to turn out. I hope.
That and imagine the political power they suddenly have if they do start to turn out at 85% while whites are still sitting at 55%.
Georgia is 33% black, 57% white.
Georgia’s population is 11.3 million, 77.8% 18 and older is 8.79m.
At the rates in that chart that would be 1.07m black voters, 2.5m white.
85% black turnout would put them at 2.47m votes.
Maybe this year will be the year to turn out. I hope.