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North Carolina Voter Turnout Numbers: Not Just Black and White

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014   

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Turnout was up for African-American voters overall in North Carolina's May primary, but further analysis reveals shades of gray in the Tarheel State's voting data.

Statewide, 44,000 more African-Americans cast their ballot than in the 2012 primary, but turnout is actually down in more than half of North Carolina's counties where African-Americans make up a large portion of registered voters.

The nonpartisan group Democracy North Carolina analyzed turnout county by county, and according to executive director Bob Hall more needs to be done to make voting more accessible - and to remind voters of the gravity of their choices.

"Voters need to recognize the people that are elected have a tremendous impact on their lives," says Hall.

Attorneys representing the state in a lawsuit regarding the recent voting-law changes are using the increased turnout to argue new laws are not causing voter suppression. According to the analysis by Democracy North Carolina, 82 percent of the increased African-American vote occurred in the 12 counties where the state's most competitive races occurred.

Mecklenberg County saw the biggest increase in African-American votes, but the county was the center of a highly anticipated Democratic primary in the 12th Congressional District. Hall says it's important to understand the overall statewide increase is influenced by a handful of counties.

"The bulk of the increase happened in counties where African-American candidates in Democratic primaries were running against white candidates generally," says Hall. "It galvanized the communities."

Recent voting law changes in North Carolina decreased the number of early voting days, and will require voters to provide a government-issued photo I.D. in 2016.


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