There were 643,193 voters who voted in the July 31 primaries in the 10 Metro Atlanta Counties — aka the “Atlanta T-Splost Region.” Here’s a quick review of the demographic and political composition of the voters that day.
BY POLITICAL PARTY
50.6% of voters voted in the Republican Primary
43.9% of voters voted in the Democratic Primary
5.6% voters voted a Non-Partisan ballot
BY RACE
63.2% of voters were white
29.3% of voters were black
Among White Voters
73.6% of white voters voted in the Republican Primary
20% of white voters voted in the Democratic Primary
Among Black Voters
3% of black votes voted in the Republican Primary
94.2% voted in the Democratic Primary

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Ahhh….who said race has no role in politics…..
Nobody. Nobody has ever said that.
Paging Dr. Joseph Lowery.
T-SPLOST is sooooooo 3 months and 2 days ago…but I’m still glad that thing is DEAD!
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