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Black women key to victory
Without a doubt, women will play a critical role in the presidential election this year. In 2012, women overall had a higher voting rate (64 percent) than men (60 percent), according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, the most powerful group of voters will be African-American women. In both the 2012 and 2008 presidential elections, black women voted at the highest rate of any racial, ethnic or gender group. Four years ago, 74 percent of eligible black women went to the polls.
