From the opinion .....
"First, vast social change has occurred throughout the
country and particularly in the South, where many §2 suits
arise. As this Court has recognized, “things have changed
dramatically” in the decades since the passage of the Voting
Rights Act. Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U. S. 529, 547
(2013). At the time of the Act’s passage, the Nation had
faced nearly a century of “entrenched racial discrimination
in voting, ‘an insidious and pervasive evil which had been
perpetuated in certain parts of our country through unre-
mitting and ingenious defiance of the Constitution.’” Id., at
535 (quoting Katzenbach, 383 U. S., at 309). But the Voting
Rights Act led to “great strides” in the ensuing decades:
“voting tests were abolished, disparities in voter registra-
tion and turnout due to race were erased, and African-
Americans attained political office in record numbers.” 570
U. S., at 549, 553. By 2004, the racial gap in voter registration and turnout had largely disappeared, with mi-
norities registering and voting at levels that sometimes sur-
passed the majority. Id., at 547–548. Black voters now par-
ticipate in elections at similar rates as the rest of the
electorate, even turning out at higher rates than white vot-
ers in two of the five most recent Presidential elections na-
tionwide and in Louisiana. See Supp. Brief for United
States as Amicus Curiae 13 (citing Dept. of Commerce, Cen-
sus Bureau, Voting and Registration Tables (Election of
Nov. 2024) (Apr. 2025))."
From AI, including the question that matches the words in the opinion ....
"Did Black voters turn out at higher rates than white vot-
ers in two of the five most recent Presidential elections na-
tionwide and in Louisiana.
Yes, nationwide (and in the South, including Louisiana patterns), this holds for 2008 and 2012 among the five most recent presidential elections (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024).
census.gov
Nationwide (U.S. Census Bureau CPS data)
U.S. Census Bureau reports (citizen voting-age population turnout) show:
2008: Black turnout ~64.7–66%; non-Hispanic White ~64–66%. They reached near parity, with Black often slightly higher or matching in key measures (driven by high enthusiasm for Obama).
census.gov
2012: Black turnout 66.2% vs. non-Hispanic White 64.1%. This was the first time Black turnout clearly exceeded White since consistent tracking began.
census.gov
2016: Black ~59.6% vs. White ~65.3% (White higher).
pewresearch.org
2020: Black ~63% vs. White ~71% (White higher; Black below its 2008 peak).
census.gov
2024: Black ~59–60% vs. White ~70–71% (White higher; gap widened).
usafacts.org"
I wonder if the writers at The New Republic and the Guardian read the source document or used the opinion statement in AI.
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