The Black-white voting gap has reemerged in the years following Shelby v. Holder: Reported voting rates of the Southern voting-age population in presidential election years by race and ethnicity, 1964–2020
| White | White non-Hispanic | Black | Asian and Pacific Islander | Hispanic (of any race) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 59.5% | 44.0% | |||
| 1968 | 61.9% | 51.6% | |||
| 1972 | 57.0% | 47.8% | |||
| 1976 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 45.7% | ||
| 1980 | 59.2% | 48.2% | 30.1% | ||
| 1984 | 59.8% | 53.2% | 32.4% | ||
| 1988 | 58.5% | 48.0% | 32.9% | ||
| 1992 | 63.6% | 54.3% | 24.5% | 32.0% | |
| 1996 | 56.7% | 50.0% | 22.6% | 27.6% | |
| 2000 | 58.2% | 53.9% | 22.2% | 28.7% | |
| 2004 | 62.8% | 55.9% | 25.7% | 27.6% | |
| 2008 | 63.4% | 62.9% | 25.4% | 30.0% | |
| 2012 | 61.1% | 63.1% | 28.2% | 30.0% | |
| 2016 | 62.1% | 57.7% | 32.0% | 30.5% | |
| 2020 | 67.6% | 59.0% | 42.2% | 36.0% |
Notes: Composite series of white non-Hispanic voters includes white voters of any ethnicity from 1964–1976. Black voter series includes other races in 1964. Prior to 1972, data refer to people aged 21–24, with the exception of those aged 18–24 in Georgia and Kentucky, 19–24 in Alaska, and 20–24 in Hawaii.
Source: EPI analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2024, Current Population Survey data, Table A9.