Black Voter Turnout Passes Whites In 2012 Election, A First In Census History

Source: Hope Yen /  AP / The Huffington Post 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. [...]