Black Turnout Surged in Georgia

“The Black share of the electorate in Georgia rose to its highest level in more than a decade, with the turnout rate among young Black voters outpacing that of young white voters. Both trends contributed to a heavy leftward shift in the state this year,” the New York Times reports.

“Democrats had a historically good election night in Georgia. Senator Jon Ossoff won re-election by 18 percentage points, which was the largest margin of victory for a statewide Democrat in more than two decades. Down the ballot, the party romped to victory, flipping the state house and every statewide office. That included the governorship, with Keisha Lance Bottoms elected the first Black governor in Georgia’s history.”