Election 2020

This Exit Poll Details Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American Voters

A POC-centric poll specifically looks at Black voter sentiment and is a welcome addition to the analysis swirling about today

Volunteers help sign in voters at the O.P. Owens Building on November 3, 2020 in Lumberton, North Carolina. Photo: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Here are the top lines:

• Nationwide, 92% of Black women and 86% of Black men voted for Joe Biden, according to the poll. The support of the Democratic presidential candidate also intersected every age group.
• In two states under tense scrutiny for ballot-counting practices — Pennsylvania and Georgia — the percentage of the Black vote that went in Biden’s favor was 93% and 90%, said Henry Fernandez, who is a principal with the African American Research Collaborative and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
• The Covid-19 pandemic was front of mind for Black people as they cast their ballots. Due to the physical impact that the virus has had on them personally or through friends, 55% of Black voters cited the coronavirus as the top issue they believed lawmakers should tackle.

That’s all according to the newly released American Election Eve Poll 2020 conducted by the African American Research Collaborative in collaboration with Latino Decisions and Asian…