According to the Demographics on the U.S. Census Bureau (link above), 7 of our states have a population made up of anywhere from 27 to 55% African Americans. Eleven more states have anywhere from a 14 to a 21% Black population. What I would like to know are the specifics on this, and whether this is evenly spread throughout the state, or only in certain counties. I would also like to know why there is such a difference in Black population in the United States. I say this because 13 of our states only have between a 0.5 and a 2.3% Black population.
I believe that the demographics here can heavily impact who becomes the next president of the United States. African Americans make up a large portion of the United States's population, and although there is no saying who will vote for who, it is more likely that some of the African American population will be biased, in thinking that we should have our first African American president. With this in mind, there have also been times in which the decisions of just one state have decided the entire election. In 2000, when many Floridians voted for a party outside of the Democrats and Republicans, it was enough to sway the popular vote in George Bush's Favor.To me, it seems that most people will consider all the facts before going to vote, but when it comes to the African American population, Barack Obama has a bit more of the appeal, which gives him a slight advantage (for those states). Therefore, supposing the election is almost a tiebreaker, those 7 states (or even just 1 of those states) may be able to swing the vote in Barack Obama's favor.
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