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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020

Was a CNN poll finding strong support for Florida’s Republican governor among Black women an outlier compared to other polls?

Christopher Hutton, Gigafact Foundry
yes

When Ron DeSantis won Florida's very close governor's race in 2018, a CNN exit poll reported that 18% of Black women had voted for the Republican. The result was out of line with other exit polls. A Fox News poll put his support from the group at 4%.

The Fox result was more aligned with national figures for support for Republicans among Black women. Seven percent of Black women in 2018 voted for Republicans nationwide, up from 4% in 2016.

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