Though most of the groups are officially nonpartisan, Black voters overwhelmingly support Democrats. “There was so much hand-wringing in the immediate days after the November general election,” Ufot said. To court Black voters, who make up a third of Georgia’s electorate and are one of the Democratic Party’s most loyal voting groups, more than a dozen groups are going beyond convention. Their focus is on mobilizing Black voters in the Atlanta metro area, as well as pockets throughout the state with sizable Black populations, including Augusta, Savannah, Macon, Albany and Columbus. What else can I do?”Black voters made up 70 percent of the county’s 194,000 voters during the general election, when turnout was less than 60 percent.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2021 19:08 UTC