Positioning Voters of Color to Send a Message in Virginia

Our new poll with BlackPAC, shows Virginian voters of color feel under siege in 2017, and want to send a message to Donald Trump when they vote for governor and other statewide offices Nov. 7. The poll, conducted by brilliant corners on behalf of BlackPAC, was put in the field weeks after white supremacists stormed Charlottesville, and indicates growing racial anxiety among Black, Latino, and Asian and Pacific Islander voters in the state. While Democratic statewide candidates lead among voters of color, they will all need to engage in intensive voter outreach to people of color on core issues of racial justice and economic populism to win. The majority of votes cast in Virginia for Hillary Clinton in 2016 were voters of color (51%). These voters are not just an important part of Democrats path to victory in Virginia, they are the only path to victory. Take a look: