One of the most notable takeaways from last week’s election was the demographic breakdown of the increased voter turnout. While the vote of white constitutes increased 5% from 2016, the vote increase of POC increased dramatically. The Afro-American vote increased at a rate of 20% while the Latino vote soared to historic levels of participation: a 62% increase from the previous presidential election.
As many from the MSM were focused on the relatively modest Latino support for Biden/Harris in Florida, they largely failed to report the overwhelming increase in participation elsewhere throughout the country from the Latino community. The overall percentage of Latino support for the Democratic presidential candidate stood at nearly 65%, which compares favorably with past tallies but the significant upshot from the statistical breakdown remains the substantial increase in total turnout volume.
Together with the increase in Afro-American turnout, the clear signal going forward is that the demographic change long predicted to become a real factor in American politics has taken a giant leap forward to the extent
that the voice of POC no longer will be regarded as an interesting element of the political landscape but rather an ever-increasing majority influence that will determine and help shape an emerging reality in American life...just now clearly visible on a newly-illuminated horizon.
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