Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Black voter turnout surges in US south despite Republican redistricting drive: ‘They could not stop the momentum’

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>The GOP tried to dilute their power, but Black voters helped Democrats get elected in Alabama, Texas and Florida</p><p>Black voter turnout surged across US southern states where Republicans were accused of redrawing electoral maps to “diminish Black political power” in the wake of a seismic supreme court ruling.</p><p>Democrats flipped or held seats in Alabama, Texas and Florida with the support of this voting bloc, building on a decades-long, dedicated movement to protect and build Black political power in the region.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/07/black-voter-turnout-gerrymandering" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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