AdvertisementThe degree of Biden’s success in Henry County caught many political observers by surprise. Downtown Stockbridge, in Georgia’s Henry County. Of this year’s battleground states, Georgia’s electorate had by far the largest share of Black voters, roughly one-third, compared with about one-fifth in North Carolina and one-eighth in Michigan, Pew found. In November, Henry County voters elected their first Black sheriff. And local leaders have taken steps to celebrate the county’s Black political history, renaming a bridge and establishing a heritage trail in honor of the Rev.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2020 11:03 UTC