Black vs. white votes in North Carolina

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: May 6, 2008

For all the sound and fury about the black vote in North Carolina—and Obama won 91 percent of it to Clinton’s 6 percent—substantial numbers of white voters supported him, as well, the Rev. Wright controversy notwithstanding.

Bill Schneider points out that because the black vote made up about 36 percent of turnout, Obama’s victory wouldn’t have been possible without a good chunk of white support.

A black candidate against a female candidate: Whom to support?? The pundits are abuzz about the split in the Democratic Party among these two demographics.