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kpete

(71,997 posts) Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:14 PM Oct 2012

NC Early Voting Day 4: African American Turnout Doubles White GOP Turnout Sunday

MON OCT 22, 2012 AT 08:32 AM PDT
NC Early Voting Day 4: African American Turnout Doubles White GOP Turnout Sunday
by MattTX

Sunday, October 21 was another big day for African American voter turnout in North Carolina. 10,188 African Americans voted Sunday in NC, many of them after church as part of the "souls to the polls" movement. In comparison, only 4,980 White Republicans voted Sunday in NC. Overall, Sunday turnout was (at least) 24,357, whereas in 2008 it was 15,083, meaning that Sunday turnout was up (at least) 61.5% over 2008 levels. These numbers may go up as more counties report their totals.

LOTS OF CHARTS & Graphs:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/22/1147893/-NC-Early-Voting-Day-4-African-American-Turnout-Doubles-White-GOP-Turnout-Sunday