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Last election saw African-American turnout to vote in higher percentages
Voter turnout in record numbers surpassed 2008 among African-American voters nationwide
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A census first: Black voter turnout passes whites

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WASHINGTON – Making history, America’s blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing population, the number of white voters declined for the first time since 1996.

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