Black, Latino and Asian Americans have been key to Georgia’s registered voter growth since 2016
The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.
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The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.
Georgia’s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle.
In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.
The Asian population in the U.S. grew 81% from 2000 to 2019, from roughly 10.5 million to a record 18.9 million people.
In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
The outbreak has altered life in the U.S. in many ways, but in key respects it has affected black and Hispanic Americans more than others.
More than 11 million Asian Americans will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the eligible voters in the United States.
California has more immigrant eligible voters (5.5 million) than any other state, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and New Jersey.
Most Latino registered voters (71%) say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems.
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