TRUMP MAKES SIGNIFICANT INROADS
WITH BLACK VOTERS IN GEORGIA
In June of 2023, the Georgia Black Republican Council (GABRC) launched its state-wide Minority Engagement Initiative. The focus of the initiative was on reaching 1.3 million registered black conservative and independent black voters on the relevancy of the conservative message. In May of 2024, Members from Metro Atlanta and the seven urban centers (Savannah, Columbus, Augusta, Athens, Albany, Rome, Macon-Warner Robins, etc.), made phone calls, knocked on doors, held community events, and interviewed with over 100 national and international media outlets in an effort to garner enough black votes for President Trump and other Republican candidates.
Blacks make up the second-largest voting group in Georgia at 33%. Even though the majority of Black voters cast their vote for Harris, the percentage of black votes for Trump along with rural voters was enough to give Trump the win in Georgia.
Based on the final “Exit” polls released by CNN and Fox News, Trump got 12% of the black vote in Georgia (about 20% of black men and 8% of black women) and got double digits of black voters nationally. According to Politico, that’s a significant shift from 2020 “when Trump won 11% of black voters in Georgia.” Trump nationally garnered over 21% of the black vote — which in itself was the highest level of support by Black voters for any Republican since George W. Bush in 2000 - a historic event.
Research (Pew, etc.) indicates that Republican victories will occur when a minimum of 10% of the black vote is obtained. With 14%, Republican victories can be sustainable over a longer period of time. The Council is in the process of evaluating how we can increase our numbers to sustainable margins.
Other contributing factors to the success of our efforts were our partnerships with District and County Chairs across the state in reaching black voters, and positive coverage by national and international media outlets that gave black conservatives a voice in our support for President Trump and Republican candidates.
It is historic that both national and international media outlets took an interest in our efforts to go after the Black vote in November. They were serious about providing media coverage on the importance of Georgia during the election cycle and how Black Conservatives would take front and center on making our case to the Black Community.
Sample of coverage from National and International Media outlets:
PART 1
‘Now I like him’: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option
Republicans are working to turn out more new Trump voters. Politico: (Arthur Beauford, Samuel Kem – Black males under 30)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/17/trump-georgia-democrats-black-voters-00184094
Trump and Harris battle for Black voters in Georgia (Reuters- Vivian Childs, Camilla Moore)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-harris-battle-black-voters-must-win-georgia-2024-09-08/
Georgia’s black Republicans have a battle plan for 2024: The Economist – Georgia Black Republican Council
The Switch Up Election Series — Republicans fight to regain Georgia as Election Day nears: The Hill (Camilla Moore)
Black male voters in Georgia on why they're backing Republicans: CBS (Azad Ahmadi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8CxDKjz4s
In Georgia, Democrats fear a Republican-controlled board could try to 'rig' the 2024 US election: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Azad Ahmadi)
Black men want their top issues ‘centered’ in 2024 presidential race: NPR (Mike Murphy)
https://www.wabe.org/black-men-want-their-top-issues-centered-in-2024-presidential-race/
Top issues for Black men ahead of 2024 Election: BBC World News (Mike Murphy)
https://www.wabe.org/podcasts/closer-look/top-issues-for-black-men-ahead-of-2024-election/
Black voters flock to Trump in Georgia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Janet Prioleau)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/black-voters-flock-to-trump-in-georgia/104568972
Black men in Georgia were crucial to Biden's 2020 victory. Can he keep the momentum in 2024? CBS (Azad Ahmadi, Darryl Wilson)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-black-men-voters-joe-biden-donald-trump-2024-election/
Why do some Black voters support Trump? Gulf Today (John Carter, Keesha Kennings, Camilla Moore)
https://www.gulftoday.ae/Opinion/2024/10/26/Why-do-some-Black-voters-support-Trump
Biden struggles to engage Black voters in Georgia after winning there in 2020: Reuters (Camilla Moore)
Biden, Trump aims to turn out Black voters in Georgia: Spectrum News (Vivian Childs)
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/03/11/biden-trump-georgia-black-voters
At Trump rally in Atlanta, Black attendees say Kamala Harris playing 'race card' to get votes: Augusta Chronicle (Andrea Smith)
Is Kamala Harris losing black voters to Donald Trump as the US presidential election looms? CAN (April Chapman, Azad Ahmadi)
Black Trump voters could decide the election: Aftonbladet, Sweden (Dr. Joyce Drayton, Azad Ahmadi, Cassandra Burks, Camilla Moore, Arthur Beauford)
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0JLqG/usa-val-forutspar-vald-vem-som-an-vinner
Why Georgia could be key to determining who wins the US election: SBS Australia (April Chapman, Azad Ahmadi, GABRC Members)
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