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No Race Gap Seen in ’08 Vote Turnout

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The historic gap between blacks and whites in voter participation evaporated in last year’s presidential race, according to an analysis released today, with black, Hispanic and Asian voters comprising nearly a quarter of the electorate, setting a record.

The analysis, by the Pew Research Center, also found that for the first time, black women turned out at a higher rate than any other racial, ethnic and gender group.

Posted on  Thursday, April 30, 2009By icmaldonado
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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/us/politics/01census.html?_r=2&hp
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