The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that in the last three months of 2007, African Americans in Georgia registered to vote at a rate three times that of whites in Georgia.
The numbers may be incremental, but they do show a definite trend. From Oct.
1, 2007 to Jan. 1, 2008, the number of black, registered active voters increased 1.6 percent to 1.2 million. Over the same period, the number of white active voters increased .5 percent to 2.9 million, the newspaper reported.
African-Americans make up 27 percent of the Georgia electorate, according to the new figures. Whites make up 66 percent.
When divided by race and gender, black males - who generally have a spotty voting record - increased their numbers the most, by 1.9 percent.
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