Sentences with phrase «among black voters»

The phrase "among black voters" refers to a group or population of individuals who are African American and have the right to vote in elections. Full definition
That rating breaks down by 78 — 15 percent among white voters, 51 — 39 percent among black voters and 58 — 26 percent among Hispanic voters.
But he was able to attract significant support, particularly among black voters, who expressed a greater willingness than white voters to overlook his mistakes.
He leads 54 percent to 42 percent among white voters, 94 percent to 5 percent among black voters and 79 percent to 10 percent among Hispanic voters.
Clinton maintained her high level of support among black voters in Mississippi, where she prevailed over Sanders on Tuesday night in a dominating victory.
The survey, which asked 707 likely voters over the phone who they would vote for, found that Mr. Rangel enjoys a 70 - point lead among black voters — trumping Espaillat's 24 - point lead with Hispanics — and widening the spread slightly from last month.
But divisions between the newer Dominican and the older Puerto Rican communities — the latter of which Mr. Rangel has represented for decades — coupled with strong turnout among black voters allowed the incumbent congressman to twice quash challenges from Dominican - born State Senator Adriano Espaillat.
Stringer dominates among white voters polled with 60 percent, while Spitzer does equally well among black voters at 61 percent.
Recent polls have shown that Trump had 0 % approval among black voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, key states.
The surveys indicate Mr. Schneiderman suffers from a lack of name recognition, though he leads his opponent by 71 points among black voters and 42 points among Latinos.
He has cobbled together a formidable array of labor union support, and his approval rating remains high among black voters.
Cuomo had a 69 percent approval rating among black voters in the most recent Siena NY poll — higher even than the 57 percent he received from whites.
Overwhelming support among black voters keeps Spitzer in the race.
The NY Post reports this morning that a group of African - American Democratic leaders, headed by state Party Co-Chair Keith Wright, are mobilizing to try to erode the support among black voters enjoyed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as he heads into the final weeks of his NYC comptroller battle with his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
The most formidable potential rival, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, outperforms Paterson in polls even among black voters.
The tech firm launched a new ad Monday featuring a «home sharing» Bronx couple — a message that seems aimed at building support for Airbnb among black voters and lawmakers.
In Ohio exit polls, Mrs. Clinton was far ahead among black voters, but she and Mr. Sanders ran closely among white voters.
In the second Quinnipiac poll, on August 14, when Spitzer went out to a big lead, he increased his margin among black voters, but that advantage was magnified by the poll's black - turnout projection, which went up in the second poll, it was 35 percent.
One Democratic strategist who has worked for Cuomo said he would be fine with James, who might help boost Cuomo among black voters — including black women.
Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, remains overwhelmingly popular among black voters in polls, despite his declining approval ratings.
But Tatum's editorial demonstrates the support for Cuomo isn't universal among black voters, and if the Democratic base doesn't turn out for him, it could be a big problem.
A Quinnipiac University poll found that Clinton leads Sanders among likely New York Democrat voters by 53 percent to 40 percent, largely due to Clinton's massive lead over Sanders among black voters.
However, Brown slightly extended his lead over Grant among black voters to 32 points.
In the mayoral race Weiner is ahead of his nearest competition, Christine Quinn, by just three points, but among black voters Weiner has 31 percent, Quinn has 16 percent, and Bill Thompson, who is black, is third with 14, John Liu has 11 and Bill de Blasio has 8.
An American activist group called the Electoral Justice Project is using screenings to encourage registration among black voters in the U.S. by promoting the hashtag WakandaTheVote and helping set up booths outside theatres.
«She leads Sen. Bernie Sanders in many New York demographic groups except the young folks and very liberal voters, but it's a huge lead among black voters that gives her a comfortable double - digit margin.»
Turnout among black voters was heavy across the country, proving to be decisive in several East Coast states.
Yesterday, a number of Democratic power brokers started to call for Thompson to throw in the towel, including his friend and ally, the Rev. Al Sharpton, who was reportedly disappointed by the fact that de Blasio, who is white, though married to a black woman and the father of two inter-racial children, fared better among black voters than Thompson, who is himself black.
And while de Blasio's numbers are abysmal among white voters, they remain high among black voters.
This edge is likely driven to a large degree by Clinton's overwhelming favorability rating among black voters, who backed Obama in 2008.
Naming her director was a part of Trump's strategy to win over the African American community in the U.S., especially after recent polls showed he had 0 % approval among black voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania — key states for the Republican nominee.
In the horserace question, Weiner dropped seven points among black voters, from 31 % last week to 24 % now.
The endorsements came after a poll showing Walsh had very little support among black voters.
Pew Research Data from early July showed that Hillary Clinton is leading among black voters, with 59 % of them expressing levels of strong support for her.
His advantage buttressed by a more than 3 - 1 lead among black voters and a nearly 20 - point lead among women.
That number is even lower — just 13 % - among black voters, who back Spitzer by an enormous 68 - 21 margin over Stringer.
But among Black voters, 71 percent approve of de Blasio versus 21 percent who don't.
Among black voters, 58 percent approve of the job de Blasio is doing versus 31 percent who don't.
Late last month, Basil Paterson, the governor's father and a longtime Rangel ally, said on New York 1 that Cuomo's 2002 run against McCall had left a «sour taste» among black voters and suggested a repeat performance by the attorney general could cost him the black vote.
Among black voters, he enjoys a 78 percent approval rating, with 15 percent disapproving.
With the Democratic primary less than a week away, Spitzer is hanging on to a 61 — 32 percent lead among black voters, while Stringer carries whites 60 — 36 percent.
Clinton «leads Sanders in many New York demographic groups except the young folks and very liberal voters, but it's a huge lead among black voters that gives her a comfortable double - digit margin,» Carroll said.
As with Bloomberg, they say Cuomo's support among black voters is thinner than the polls suggest.
«De Blasio's numbers say he's doing just what he did on election day which is so - so among white voters... and overwhelmingly well among black voters,» Carroll said.
According to the Quinnipiac poll, strong support among black voters is helping both Spitzer and Weiner.
Spitzer leads Stringer 61 % -26 % among black voters.
Among black voters it's Thompson with 24 percent, Quinn with 18, Weiner with 15 and de Blasio with 12.
«Washington's analysis of congressional and gubernatorial voting patterns also found that turnout among black voters will increase for a black candidate, but not when the candidate is Republican.»
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