Black Southerners Voted at Unusually High Levels — and They Voted for Democrats
A New York Times article reports that Black voters in the South turned out at unusually high levels in the November 2026 election and shifted further toward Democrats despite a Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act. Georgia elected its first Black female governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Representative Shomari Figures of Alabama held onto his seat despite redistricting.
