Black women are most worried about the outcome of the 2016 election, poll finds
By Vanessa Williams and Scott Clement July 19 at 6:02 AM
Nearly 3 in 4 African American women are “strongly” afraid of what will happen if their candidate loses the presidential election, a recent Gallup poll has found.
More than half of all Americans strongly agreed that they feared the outcome of the race between presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but 72 percent of black women felt that way, far more than black men and white and Hispanic men and women.
Black women voted at a higher rate than any of these groups in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, with fully 74 percent of eligible African American female voters casting ballots in the most recent contest. If their fears about the outcome of this year’s election propel them to the polls in November, they could play a major role in choosing the next president.
Pundits have focused on the fervor of Trump supporters in this election cycle, with much speculation around whether African Americans will match the record turnout levels that helped to fuel Barack Obama's successful historic candidacies. African American activists and consultants predict that black women will again show up at the polls in large numbers because of their concerns about how the tense racial climate will affect them and their families.
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