In Anticipation of November 2: Black Voters and Candidates and the 2010 Midterm Elections
This analysis provides a brief review of the potential role of Black voters and candidates in the 2010 midterms. In particular, it examines some past midterm elections where a strong…
The Oneness of Twoness: The Promise and Challenge of Racial Equality
Opportunities for African Americans have multiplied even as polarization lingers. Read The Oneness of Twoness: The Promise and Challenge of Racial Equality below. OnenessPaytonBolden 1
A Complete and Accurate Count in the 2010 Census
The upcoming decennial census will have an enormous impact on political representation and the allocation of government funding. View the data here.
Obama and the Burden of Race
In the United States and around the world, the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States was a landmark achievement. Obama’s success can be traced…
Barack Obama: The First Black President
Though few of us had ever predicted it would happen in our lifetimes, the United States now has an African American President—the son of a black Kenyan and a white…
Blacks and the 2008 Elections: A Preliminary Analysis
This analysis is a brief review of some available evidence regarding the November 4, 2008 election. In particular, this review focuses on the election of President-elect Barack Obama, the behavior…
2008 National Opinion Poll
The 2008 Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies National Opinion Poll is a national survey of 750 African American adults, conducted between September 16 and October 6, 2008. The…
Blacks and the 2008 Democratic National Convention
This guide discusses the range of participation by African Americans in the Democratic Party, the geographic and partisan dimensions of the Black vote in recent years, and Black voters’ attitudes…
Blacks and the 2008 Republican National Convention
This guide discusses the range of participation by African Americans in the Republican Party, the geographic and partisan dimensions of the Black vote in recent years, and Black voters’ attitudes…
Joint Center Testifies on Reducing the Census Undercount
On July 10, 2008, Roderick Harrison, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies testified before the Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee, Oversight…