The African American Electorate
Black American Voters as a Demographic in the United States
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Black Americans are living, working, and voting across the nation in record numbers and fascinating patterns. The African American electorate has greatly expanded over the last decade to include a greater breadth of politically and geographically diverse native-born and black immigrant voters.
Below, a few charts detail where black American voters stand as a politicized demographic in the United States.
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