• WATCH: PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the March 10 primaries

    WATCH: PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the March 10 primaries

    Mar 10, 2020 02:22 AM EDT

    ... support from black voters. Two-thirds of Mississippi's Democratic primary voters were African American, and three-quarters of them supported Biden, according to AP VoteCast surveys of the electorate. After Sanders upset Hillary Clinton in Michigan four years ago, his loss there Tuesday was particularly sobering. It undermined his ...

  • 6 questions heading into the next set of Democratic primaries

    6 questions heading into the next set of Democratic primaries

    Mar 09, 2020 10:38 PM EDT

    ... African American. Black voters are key in St. Louis and Kansas City, as well. Sanders likely will be hoping for a younger black electorate: AP VoteCast data from Super Tuesday showed the senator about even with Biden among black voters younger than 45. But older African Americans usually vote in ...

  • Suburbanites are voting and that's good news for Joe Biden

    Suburbanites are voting and that's good news for Joe Biden

    Mar 07, 2020 09:39 PM EDT

    ... most other candidates in the race. At least half of his voters across eight states surveyed said they would be unhappy with Biden, according to VoteCast. At the Burnsville coffee shop, Sanders supporter Ali Sugule, 39, wasn’t enthusiastic about Biden. Nevertheless, the Somali American who considers himself a progressive ...

  • Voters mourn women candidates' losses in 2020

    Voters mourn women candidates' losses in 2020

    Mar 05, 2020 08:35 PM EDT

    ... and electability. At least half of Democratic primary voters believe a woman would have a harder time than a man beating Trump, according to AP VoteCast polling in four states that voted Tuesday. What's more, women are somewhat more likely than men to say so. That comes even as ...

  • 6 takeaways from Super Tuesday elections

    6 takeaways from Super Tuesday elections

    Mar 04, 2020 05:00 AM EDT

    ... to just over half in Minnesota, much of the Super Tuesday electorate hadn’t made up their mind until the final days, according to AP VoteCast. In North Carolina and Minnesota, about half went to Biden. In Virginia, two-thirds did. Biden won all three states. In many states, these ...

  • Sanders wins California, Super Tuesday's biggest prize

    Sanders wins California, Super Tuesday's biggest prize

    Mar 04, 2020 04:02 AM EDT

    ... the race. That means any candidate chasing Sanders would have to make up lots of ground in ballots cast in person on Election Day, but VoteCast found Sanders had an edge in those votes, too. Biden reveled in his wins in other states, including Virginia, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama — states ...

  • Sanders wins California, Biden surges nationwide

    Sanders wins California, Biden surges nationwide

    Mar 04, 2020 02:28 AM EDT

    ... made up more than half the Democratic electorate on Tuesday. Bloomberg earned 25%, and Sanders won about 10% of African American votes, according to AP VoteCast, a wide-ranging survey of the electorate. MORE: 2020 Democrats' delegate tracker The Democratic race has shifted dramatically over the past three days as ...

  • Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks

    Many Democratic voters made last-minute picks

    Mar 03, 2020 11:57 PM EDT

    ... Warren — all see more positive than negative ratings from voters. Majorities said they would be satisfied if any of the three were the nominee. AP VoteCast is a survey of the American electorate conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press and Fox News. The surveys ...

  • WATCH: Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity

    WATCH: Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity

    Mar 01, 2020 11:42 PM EDT

    ... African American support key to the Democratic base. He earned just 3% of the nonwhite vote in South Carolina's Saturday primary, according to AP VoteCast, a a wide-ranging survey of the electorate. WATCH: Buttigieg vows to focus on diversity As mayor of a city that is 25% black ...

  • Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race

    Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race

    Mar 01, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

    ... 64% of the votes cast by African Americans. He also did well with older voters, women, moderates and conservatives and regular churchgoers, according to AP VoteCast. Sanders earned the support of roughly 14% of African American voters, while billionaire businessman Tom Steyer won 15%. There was also evidence that Biden ...