Georgia Ranks High in Black Political Engagement

Georgia has the 13th highest level of black political participation in the United States’ lower 48, according to a new survey from WalletHub.

Wisconsin is No. 1, while Wyoming is in last place.

In connection with Black History Month and presidential primary season, WalletHub analysts compared the 48 states across six key metrics that relate to black political engagement, including recent black voter turnout and registration, and as proportional representation of blacks in state legislatures and national party conventions.

In both 2008 and 2012, black voters turned out at the polls at unprecedented numbers, helping to secure the election and reelection of the first black president in the Oval Office. Barack Obama owed much of his triumphant White House bid to this demographic, granting him more than 90 percent of their vote during each election cycle and even outvoting whites for the first time in 2012.

This year, black voters will account for more than 12 percent of the national electorate.

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