Anybody know the demographics?

[Pastor Gary]

On all the news networks they keep showing long lines of black voters, and the assumption is that this signals an Obama landslide. Anybody know the latest statistics of the actual percentage of the U.S. population that is African-American?

Here's the root of my question -- if blacks are, as one figure suggests, about 13% of the total population, and every single black American registered and voted for Obama (and we know that some are under 18, and can't vote) that, alone, would not guarantee an Obama election... or anywhere close.

[one love]

On all the news networks they keep showing long lines of black voters, and the assumption is that this signals an Obama landslide. Anybody know the latest statistics of the actual percentage of the U.S. population that is African-American?

Here's the root of my question -- if blacks are, as one figure suggests, about 13% of the total population, and every single black American registered and voted for Obama (and we know that some are under 18, and can't vote) that, alone, would not guarantee an Obama election... or anywhere close.

you are correct I told my wife the same thing earlier when one radio program was saying that white people dont want a Black president. I spoke out loud

"the majority of his supporters are white"

yes I believe around 13 percent is correct which should be approx. 40 million people.

[INLOVE]

I don't know, but I did notice that all of the news stations are showing just long lines of black people.

[Susie Hamilton]

I deliver mail in a predominately Black neighborhood. The 3 polling places I saw this morning had lines about 3-4 blocks long. This was between 7am and noon. I have never seen any lines at these polls before.

[Pastor Gary]

I deliver mail in a predominately Black neighborhood. The 3 polling places I saw this morning had lines about 3-4 blocks long. This was between 7am and noon. I have never seen any lines at these polls before.

I understand that there are precincts that are dominantly one race or ethnicity, and that high voter turnout of the dominant racial group in that precinct could swing the vote there... but nationwide, the numbers don't add up.

[soulsearcher]

Dr. Ron stated in an earlier post (weeks ago) that EUROPEAN-American (he actually said "white") men still make up the majority of voters....

... but do we actually trust D.R. ?

[scooter]

I deliver mail in a predominately Black neighborhood. The 3 polling places I saw this morning had lines about 3-4 blocks long. This was between 7am and noon. I have never seen any lines at these polls before.

I understand that there are precincts that are dominantly one race or ethnicity, and that high voter turnout of the dominant racial group in that precinct could swing the vote there... but nationwide, the numbers don't add up.

Response: I have heard figures that suggest that 95% of blacks vote democrat anyway. I would say that races whites would balance out the races blacks who are only voting for color, if not trump them.

[valley]

While doing my research work for the Center of Applied Research at VSU, we learned that in our area of Georgia African Americans are voting in about the same proportion as they are in the general population of the area. Granted, this information is limited in scope, but it might give you some idea.

What we also learned is that AA's are not voting for Obama in any greater numbers than what they voted for Kerry or Gore. Which might give some relief to the McCain supporters in the group.