The provided bar graph displays the percentage of Black and white eligible voters registered to vote in six different states, in 1965 and 2004, respectively. More specifically, the graph examines the percent of voters in Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama.
At first glance, the graph reveals that, in 1965, the percentage of white voters was considerably higher than the percentage of Black voters in all six states, while in 2004, the difference in the percent of each race was minor.
Now, taking a closer look at the graph, we can observe that, in 1965, Virginia had the highest percentage of balck voters, which reached forty percent, whereas in Mississipi, Black voters accounted for a roughly 8 percent. Conversely, the percentage of Black voters in Mississippi was the highest in 2004, when it was around 75%, surpassing the number of white voters by 5 percent.
Regarding the number of white voters, in 1965, Louisiana led with 80 percent of white voters, followed by South Carolina with 75%. Third came Mississippi and Alabama, where the percentage of white voters reached 70 percent.
Overall, the graph showcases that, in 2004, the number of white voters remained dominant compared to Black voters, despite the fact that there was a significant increase in the the percentage of Black voters. In fact, the state that came last when it came to the number of black voters in 2004 was Virginia, where this percentage was roughly 55 percent, which was still by 15 percent higher than the highest ever percentage of Black voters in 1965.