black voters

Joe Biden won the Democratic nomination and the presidency thanks to Black voters, and the party needs their help again in the 2022 midterms, says Eli Yokley of Morning Consult. Biden’s plan to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court “is a moment where he can really try to build support back up with his base,” says Yokley.

President Joe Biden often cites the critical role that South Carolina played when he won the Democratic nomination in 2020.

In the 2020 election, one of the key demographics for the Biden/Harris ticket was African Americans. According to NBC News exit polls, 87% of African Americans voted for the President and Vice-President-Elect. Akia Callum is one of the many people with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who worked to get more people out to the polls….

Many Black fraternities and sororities mounted voter turnout campaigns during the 2020 election season.