VEP Press Release, November 4, 1982

1982-11-04

1980-1989

Press release from the Voter Education Project regarding a study conducted by the VEP Research Department, which found that almost half of registered Atlantans went to the polls in the general election. The Democratic Governor-Elect received two thirds of the votes in the City of Atlanta, a higher percentage than he received statewide. White Atlantans voted two to one for the Republican nominee, Bob Bell, while Black voters put Atlanta in Harris' column by voting 95% for the Democratic nominee. The 48% turnout was about 12% higher than for the primary elections, but VEP wanted to see a higher turnout. There remained still a 20% gap between the Black voting age population who registered and the white voting age population who registered to vote. 2 pages.

Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Demographic surveys

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