African American Women as a Voter Block: The Widening Voter Gap between African American Women and African American Men and Non-Hispanic White Women for the Democratic Party
Posted: 2 Nov 2017
Date Written: November 1, 2017
Abstract
According to United States Election Project, when the Census Bureau collected the voting data, it shows that nationally, voter turnout in the 2016 General Presidential Election stayed relatively the same. Yet, there was a smaller decrease (8%) in African American voter turnout and a small increase (3%) in Non-Hispanic White voter turnout, while Hispanic and Other had less than a 1% increase in voter turnout. The significant change in African American and Non-Hispanic White turnout decided the 2016 Presidential Election. African American women voted in a higher percentage (96%) for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton than African American men (89%) and Non-Hispanic White women (54%). This paper will align how Hillary Clinton’s platform was in a greater alignment with the needs of African American women, which assisted with the gap between African American women and Non-Hispanic White women’s choice to vote for the Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. The implications demonstrate that there are unique issues for African American women that do not apply to either Non-Hispanic White Women or African American men.
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