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As the race for the White House continues, Pennsylvania is emerging as a battleground within a battleground.
A key demographic for both campaigns: Black male voters. It’s a group that is not always easy to reach.
As groups try to engage more Black men in voting, each presidential candidate hopes it’ll benefit them.
In February, Philadelphia Councilmember Nicholas O’Rourke added his voice to the Black Men Vote campaign. The goal was to register at least 2,204 Black men in the 2024 election, but registering and voting are two different things.
Our 6abc data team found more than 16 million Black men were eligible to vote in the 2022 midterm election, but only 38.6% actually did cast a ballot.
« They do not feel as if their votes matter, their voices matter or as if their issues matter », said O’Rourke, who is with the Working Families Party and serves as Minority Whip of the Philadelphia City Council.
