Politico reports that a surge in Black voter turnout fueled Democratic wins across the South in the November 2026 midterms — a 21-point turnout increase in counties at least 60% Black — and that Black Democratic lawmakers are pressing the party to invest in the region before 2028. Victories include Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor, a first South Carolina Senate win in nearly three decades, and Mississippi's Senate race still too close to call, with Raphael Warnock, Bennie Thompson, and Troy Carter among those demanding year-round investment.