Census data shows 64% of black citizens in Florida were registered to vote in 2014 compared to 62% of whites. By 2016, black registration dropped to 55% while white registration increased to 69%. That’s over 200,000 fewer black registered voters. Were they purged from the rolls?
Sources:
Census data 2016, showing 1.15 million black registered voters in FL: www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
Census data 2014, showing 1.35 million black registered voters in FL: www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
Census data 2016, showing 1.15 million black registered voters in FL: www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
Census data 2014, showing 1.35 million black registered voters in FL: www2.census.gov/programs-surve…
Among black citizens in Florida:
50% (1.1 million people) voted in 2016
23% (~450k) were disenfranchised
27% (~550k) were eligible but didn’t vote, and as many as 200,000 had been purged from the voter rolls.
50% (1.1 million people) voted in 2016
23% (~450k) were disenfranchised
27% (~550k) were eligible but didn’t vote, and as many as 200,000 had been purged from the voter rolls.
Which means voter suppression through Florida’s Jim Crow-era disenfranchisement law and the state’s voter registration purge may have been responsible for up to 60% of all cases where black citizens in FL did not vote in the 2016 election.
Because FL purged voter rolls, there are fewer black people in the state who are still registered to vote that didn’t vote in 2016. So if the people who “stayed home” in 2016 want to vote this time they need to register by 10/9 - in only 2.5 months. Many unaware of this deadline.
