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May 8, 2013

U.S. Census: Blacks Voted at Higher Rate Than Whites for First Time

The percentage of eligible black voters that cast ballots in 2012 was higher than that of white voters for the first time, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sixty-six percent of black voters turned out, compared to 64 percent of non-Hispanic whites, in the most recent presidential election. That had never happened since the bureau began tracking this data in 1996.

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By Kyle Trygstad Posted at 5 p.m.
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Demographics, Electoral College, Presidential 2016, White House Campaigning

January 4, 2013

Obama Officially Re-Elected During Joint Session of Congress

Obama Officially Re Elected During Joint Session of Congress

Obama was officially re-elected with the tallying of the Electoral College vote on Friday. (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

President Barack Obama was officially re-elected on Friday with the tallying of the Electoral College vote during a joint session of Congress.

As expected, Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. won 332 electoral votes, exceeding the 270 necessary for a majority of the 538 votes. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., won 206 votes.

The quadrennial occasion is constitutionally mandated to certify the presidential election. But it’s largely a formality, and the only surprise may have been the scant number of members of the House and Senate who witnessed it — far fewer than four years ago, when Obama was set to become the country’s first African-American president. Full story

By Kyle Trygstad and Abby Livingston Posted at 3:01 p.m.
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Electoral College, White House Campaigning

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