Table 2.
Crude test of hypothetical effect of mortality gaps on US senate elections
| Territory - year | Republican candidate votes (two-party vote share %) | Democratic candidate votes (two-party vote share %) | Two-party vote difference (%) | 35-year voting- age hypothetical black survivors (% black VAP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia - 1992 | 635,118 50.7 |
618,774 49.3 |
16,344 1.3 |
95,052 5.3 |
| Florida - 1988 | 2,051,071 50.4 |
2,016,553 49.6 |
34,518 0.8 |
99,705 5.6 |
| Georgia - 1980 | 803,686 50.9 |
776,143 49.1 |
27,543 1.7 |
95,052 5.3 |
| North Carolina - 1980 | 898,064 50.3 |
887,653 49.7 |
10,411 0.6 |
86,960 6.7 |
| Texas - 1978 | 1,151,376 50.3 |
1,139,149 49.7 |
12,227 0.5 |
100,065 5.6 |
| Virginia - 1978 | 613,232 50.2 |
608,511 49.8 |
4,721 0.4 |
62,771 6.0 |
| Nevada - 1974 | 79,605 50.2 |
78,981 49.8 |
624 0.4 |
3,038 2.6 |