The Black Vote
This page brings you the best and latest information about the size and strength of the black vote in St. Petersburg, Florida. Curious about some facet of the black electorate? Ask us about it and we will make every attempt to feed back.
1,487 Souls to the Polls Today in St. Pete
The women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority with Corey Givens, Jr. at Souls to the Polls St. Pete 2018 Despite overcast skies and intermittent …
Alert: Slow Turnout in Some Black Precincts, Gillum Backers Calling All Cars
Seven precincts at polling places labeled above lag 10 points or more in early votes, compared to the rest of Pinellas County Though …
BREAKING: St. Pete Black Precincts Surpass All-Time Record in Early Votes
- As of 12 noon on Friday, November 2nd, with five days still left on the clock, St. Petersburg’s majority-black precincts have already …
The Gillum effect? In Florida’s largest black-majority city, a surge of early voters
Source: Miamiherald.com Anita Coolie, 46, cast her vote Wednesday in Miami Gardens for the Florida governor’s race, but her …
Gillum “crushed it” in South St. Pete; but will enough white voters back him to win Pinellas?
Attorney Bridgette Michelle and family with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum in August 2018 at St. Pete's Rush Hour …
Surprising Number of Black Floridians Back DeSantis; Polling Error Perhaps?!
Democrat Andrew Gillum (left) and Republican Ron DeSantis (right) battle for the Governor's seat in 2018 Despite widespread accusations …
5 Quick Facts: The Black Vote Factor in Yesterday’s Contest
The victors: newly re-elected Mayor Rick Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin at last night’s celebration - By Gypsy C. …
Take this seriously: 4x more black voters still undecided in mayor’s race
-By Gypsy C. Gallardo It’s incredible that 18% of likely black voters are still undecided in St. Pete’s mayoral race, according to …
Black Democrats “Defect” in St. Pete Elections
(Lessons from History & for the Next Two Months) - By Gypsy C. Gallardo Several media outlets have highlighted the fact that a …
NEW: Black & Latino Turnout Broke Records Last Week!
-By Gypsy C. Gallardo Just after 2 p.m. today, the Supervisor of Elections released data on the racial make-up of voters in last …
Black Vote Counts & Voter Turnout Rates 2004 to 2016: Mayoral, Midterm & Presidential elections
Black Votes & Voter Turnout Rates
Mayoral, Midterm & Presidential Elections, 2001 to 2016
| Black Vote as Share of Total Vote – City of St. Petersburg | ||||
| Select elections 2001 to 2016 | ||||
| Election | Total Vote | Black Vote | %Black | Type |
| 2001 Primary | 37,144 | 6,775 | 18.2% | Mayoral |
| 2001 General | 49,702 | 8,883 | 17.9% | Mayoral |
| 2004 Primary | 32,317 | 5,114 | 15.8% | Presidential |
| 2004 General | 117,397 | 21,478 | 18.3% | Presidential |
| 2005 Primary | 4,034 | 1,297 | 32.2% | |
| 2005 General | 32,619 | 7,037 | 21.6% | Mayoral |
| 2008 Primary | 20,695 | 5,003 | 24.2% | Presidential |
| 2008 General | 123,269 | 25,529 | 20.7% | Presidential |
| 2009 Primary | 37,076 | 6,939 | 18.7% | Mayoral |
| 2009 General | 46,678 | 7,041 | 15.1% | Mayoral |
| 2010 Primary | 37,204 | 6,605 | 17.8% | Gubernatorial |
| 2010 General | 78,709 | 14,223 | 18.1% | Gubernatorial |
| 2012 Primary | 35,147 | 6,445 | 18.3% | Presidential |
| 2012 General | 122,835 | 26,152 | 21.3% | Presidential |
| 2013 Primary | 50,589 | 7,411 | 14.6% | Mayoral |
| 2013 General | 53,378 | 9,452 | 17.7% | Mayoral |
| 2014 Primary | 37,510 | 6,882 | 18.3% | Midterm |
| 2014 General | 93,213 | 17,094 | 18.3% | Midterm |
| 2016 Primary | 46,786 | 8,794 | 18.8% | Presidential |
| 2016 General | 132,468 | 24,649 | 18.6% | Presidential |
| Overall average | 1,188,770 | 222,803 | 18.7% | |
| Average per election | 19.2% | |||
