Formerly a Republican stronghold, its black population has exploded since 2000, to 41,957 from 12,733, in part because of out-of-state migration. In 2008, Rockdale elected its first black county chairman, Ohio transplant Richard Oden. And they woke up and it changed.” The state population of 10 million is now 32 per cent black, up from 26 per cent in 2000. The Asian population (4 per cent) and Hispanic population (more than 9 per cent) have both doubled, and Atlanta is attracting out-of-state white millennials generally more liberal than white Georgia natives. A supporter holds a sign after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a speech during a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia.

Source: thestar October 24, 2016 00:00 UTC