Key facts about Black eligible voters in 2024
The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
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The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
About six-in-ten Asian American registered voters are Democrats or lean Democratic, but 51% of Vietnamese American voters tilt Republican.
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
Black Republicans tend to support individualistic approaches to addressing racial inequality, while Black Democrats back institutional approaches.
More Black Americans say health outcomes for Black people in the United States have improved over the past 20 years than say outcomes have worsened.
About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
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