The Black Ballot

Exit polling available from November suggests Black voters made up 29% of the electorate, but they make up 30% of registered voters. This could mean there’s an opportunity for growth heading into the runoffs.

Politics

Michigan’s former elections director discusses "the race factor" in Detroit for the 2020 presidential election.

1.2 million absentee ballots were requested in the upcoming Senate runoff race which could signal a positive outcome for Democrats in the Peach State.

Abrams had a front row seat as she conducted roll call for 16 electors to cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden.

Politics

The election results are official, but for many Black voters, concerns about efforts to disenfranchise their ballots this year will linger. 

The Black Ballot

Election experts repeatedly called Trump’s effort to discount the election results a PR stunt to save his image, but what hasn’t been acknowledged as widely is his more pernicious goal to scapegoat Black voters for his loss.

Much like with Trump, it can’t be ignored how loudly Black folks also sounded the alarm about Giuliani dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

Politics

Philadelphia's Black voters reflect on the 2020 election.

Politics

False claims about Republican poll-watcher access in Philadelphia were aimed at discrediting Black voters.

Politics

Persuading Black voters to vote despite the pandemic — coupled with the same obstacles that kept Black voting down in 2016 — rendered a numerically flat turnout a victory, local activists said.

Politics

Eva Longoria is under fire for saying Latinas, not Black women, are the voters who should be recognized the most for helping Joe Biden and Kamala Harris get elected.

Politics

Black voter turnout could be a defining factor of the election, as Black Americans were disproportionately impacted by pandemic-related losses like work and health care, which many predicted would incentivize voting.