Black voter turnout fell in 2016, even as a record number of Americans cast ballots - Polidicks

[t]http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/05/11144820/FT_17.05.10_Voter-turnout.png[/t] [quote]A record 137.5 million Americans voted in the 2016 presidential election, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall voter turnout – defined as the share of adult U.S. citizens who cast ballots – was 61.4% in 2016, a share similar to 2012 but below the 63.6% who say they voted in 2008. A number of long-standing trends in presidential elections either reversed or stalled in 2016, as black voter turnout decreased, white turnout increased and the nonwhite share of the U.S. electorate remained flat since the 2012 election. Here are some key takeaways from the Census Bureau’s report, the data source with the most comprehensive demographic and statistical portrait of U.S. voters. The black voter turnout rate declined for the first time in 20 years in a presidential election, falling to 59.6% in 2016 after reaching a record-high 66.6% in 2012. The 7-percentage-point decline from the previous presidential election is the largest on record for blacks. (It’s also the largest percentage-point decline among any racial or ethnic group since white voter turnout dropped from 70.2% in 1992 to 60.7% in 1996.) The number of black voters also declined, falling by about 765,000 to 16.4 million in 2016, representing a sharp reversal from 2012. With Barack Obama on the ballot that year, the black voter turnout rate surpassed that of whites for the first time. Among whites, the 65.3% turnout rate in 2016 represented a slight increase from 64.1% in 2012. [/quote] [url]http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/05/12/black-voter-turnout-fell-in-2016-even-as-a-record-number-of-americans-cast-ballots/[/url] [url]http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/332970-voter-turnout-dipped-in-2016-led-by-decline-among-blacks[/url] I gotta say I'm quite surprised with how much activism surrounded BLM, Trump gaining a few percentage points in the community, and other factors.

8 years of voter suppression by Republicans. Can't say I'm surprised.

Course they declined because Voter suppression blocks their voting rights Tudd, not other reasons not to vote anymore and mostly everyone even younger generation will be affected.

Not surprising. When many districts are engineered specifically to prevent black people from voting, yeah, they're gonna end up voting less.

[QUOTE=mcharest;52222336]8 years of voter suppression by Republicans. Can't say I'm surprised.[/QUOTE] That combined with apathy. Both candidates have done racist things.

[QUOTE=ChadMcGoatMan;52222344]Course they declined because Voter suppression blocks their voting rights Tudd, not other reasons not to vote anymore and mostly everyone even younger generation will be affected.[/QUOTE] So why is it this year that voter suppression was particularly bad? I actually really have no idea if there were new measures in place or any new policies on the matter that would a break a 20 year climb. I highly doubt it was younger generation filling in with only a 20 year gap at such a rapid decline. [editline]13th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=mcharest;52222336]8 years of voter suppression by Republicans. Can't say I'm surprised.[/QUOTE] Well Trump actually increased the black turnout for republicans compared to Romney and Mccain. Just something to keep in mind even though were just talking about overall turnout.

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[QUOTE=Potus;52222400][media]https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/863133946950938624[/media][/QUOTE] Yeowch, holy shit. That might have something to do with it. For all the political consciousness in recent years among black people, why [b]would[/b] the percentage of black votes drop more sharply than every other electorate? Hahaha I'm being rhetorical, there's plenty of reasons. - Voting Rights Act fuckery - Closing of DMVs in Alabama shortly after Voter ID laws were put in place - Constant unproven accusations of voter fraud (not unlike the ones levied by our own president) being used as vague justification for continued suppression

How is it a record number if it's less than 2008

[QUOTE=Aztec;52222601]How is it a record number if it's less than 2008[/QUOTE] It's the highest turnout for the last 4 years, duh!

[QUOTE=Aztec;52222601]How is it a record number if it's less than 2008[/QUOTE] Because it's a record number of [b]Americans[/b] voting, the 69 million illegal immigrants that voted for Obama don't count. [editline]oh hamburgers[/editline] The [b]total[/b] number of popular votes in 2016, including those who went to those outside of the two main parties, is larger than the 2008 total. In 2008, 131~ million people voted, with 129~ million votes going to either Barrack or McCain. In 2016, 136~ million people voted, with 128~ million votes going to either Clinton or Trump. [editline]ohahamburgers[/editline] Also, I should point out I didn't compare this to any other elections, so I'm not sure if this is actually a record or not. [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Vote_for_President_as_Population_Share.png]To be honest, it doesn't really matter that much since voter turnout has been increasing somewhat steadily since 1788.[/url]

I wonder how many black folk where planning on voting or did vote bernie?