The history of voting and elections in America doesn’t follow a steady path toward progress or retreat. It is marked by intense struggles, monumental victories and devastating losses.
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Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
After the Voting Rights Act, federal election observers helped ensure fair voting, but that oversight has increasingly shifted focus − to monitor what Washington says is voter fraud and accusations of cheating.
Labour has long been accused of taking Black voters for granted. Now trends among other ethnic minority voters should concern Keir Starmer.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of racist literacy tests and poll taxes to ban Black voters. It came too late for Black voters in Ocoee, Florida.
The apparent unity of certain religious groups hides a denominational vote that is sharply divided, particularly along ethnic lines.
Working-class and poor Black Detroiters tend to vote inconsistently in presidential elections, but they could be key to winning the swing state of Michigan in 2024.
The history of Black religious life in the US includes people of all faiths using their beliefs to fight for social justice.
Evidence suggests that despite their many differences, communities of color tend to vote for candidates who support policies that help remedy racial injustices.
In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including in ways that end up diluting the Black vote.
Since 1992, Michigan voted reliably for Democratic presidential candidates. Then Donald Trump won the state in 2016, followed by Biden’s 2020 win in the state. Michigan is a ‘battleground state.’
Former President Donald Trump has made some inroads with voters of color by appealing to law and order, conservative social values and mistrust of government.
Since 2020, Alabama lawmakers have failed to draw political districts that give Black voters an equal chance of selecting political candidates that represent their interests.
Since 2020, Alabama lawmakers have failed to draw political districts that give Black voters an equal chance of selecting political candidates that represent their interests.
As many as 80% of young people want abortion to be legal, and most disagree with the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This could lead to high youth voting rates in the 2022 midterms.
Alabama will be allowed to keep a congressional map that critics say disadvantages Black voters. That does not bode well for 2022 midterms, argues a law scholar.
A sense – or fear – of victimhood pervades contemporary white supremacy from the extreme to the mainstream.
Ever heard of Shirley Chisholm? What about Charlene Mitchell and Lenora Fulani? They are among the many African American women who’ve run for president despite enormous political barriers.
Despite the attention paid by the press when two Black hip-hop artists signaled their support for Donald Trump, they do not represent swelling enthusiasm for Trump from young, Black men.
The 2020 presidential election will be the first in nearly 40 years conducted without protections from a court order that forbid the GOP from using voter intimidation at the polls.
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Fellow, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Associate Professor of History; Director Center for Civil Rights History and Research, University of South Carolina
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Lecturer, Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
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Professor of English, Arizona State University
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Professor of Ethnicity, Race & Migration, Yale University
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Deputy Director at CIRCLE, Tufts University
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Assistant professor of politics and policy, Simmons University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Yale University
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Professor of History, Morehouse College
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Professor of Government and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University School of Public Affairs
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Director, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of History and American Studies, Rutgers University - Newark