Black Southerners Voted at Unusually High Levels — and They Voted for Democrats NYT > U.S. News Von: Emily Cochrane 06. November 2026 um 00:22 Democrats in the South used anger over redistricting, cuts to key federal programs and attacks on Black history to help galvanize a crucial bloc of voters to the polls. © Nicole Craine for The New York TimesIn Georgia, Black voters helped elevate Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic former mayor of Atlanta, to the governor’s mansion.